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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a: N% `7 f3 c0 I" F2 T; u
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
4 C( ~( l" {! L! gthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
6 b5 }! d9 n" j( `, p6 `+ Xthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
# X, ]" ?& e8 K he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
5 ^' D. b" h# x7 `3 A2 _' G5 | lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
0 r% p4 y+ F5 l7 m( X' Bask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
+ ^! A+ I `! j% U) O& m$ yyou pay me only $5.
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2 Q& A' b5 ~: A/ H' t; R+ f You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I( e$ e% Q* B) t, b
will pay you $500. 3 e2 [; d/ Y6 V
9 H: m* ~% C- H8 ^: z; Q This catches the newfie's attention and to keep h+ m0 Q$ p# R* s
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 0 g) i" l2 g0 p0 G$ m$ P2 m Y
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's' q- g9 x4 {/ ^0 ?! |( E
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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# v/ S5 w$ i% t) k' | V/ Q" aThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his ~3 b. U9 q$ ]+ ]+ v: D* K; ~7 u
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the: p+ ]$ [$ z V3 \
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with# k( g! r2 R5 w* ]& d
three legs, and comes down with four?' # \2 U p( P4 l
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all; j- Y$ T$ W0 f( \2 w* [
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
2 X' |0 z7 f5 c- lthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour+ E `+ T; f1 r* f
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and8 ~! f0 A* `6 P+ N' z
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right9 {$ K5 L+ k- F: _! @0 w# Q. I D) y- A1 k
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
, J: x0 h/ n# c( o* ywakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and1 S1 i+ e8 m i# S0 S5 I* K
comes down with four?' 6 \0 g3 _- ]" s0 Y4 ~ ?" j W
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
4 p; S$ u" _% B5 Z4 band goes back to sleep.
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