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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a. w: j( c# f! g* a$ z8 K' U/ @5 _
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
- P r$ \1 @# z: lthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
7 [! S6 A! @. F' vthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
* e [( X7 x7 r( q1 a: O he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
2 F3 f. V8 @; D5 R3 B. C lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
+ s7 D3 }( {; H( Zask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
+ Z% ?2 P) M$ G; |you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
9 ?' j* ]: @" A" i( K will pay you $500.
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8 K9 C+ e( q o" L) Q This catches the newfie's attention and to keep. l: p d _5 T$ x9 ]' g$ O2 N
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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1 t. E; b( C" {! G! T$ w# qThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's5 u/ d* E% b8 l+ _8 F6 q
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' " R9 u, Z( B [& R3 f! P% M3 }- [ Z7 x
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his. {" W$ P' `6 R/ F0 |; x
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the( a0 e7 G/ c6 l* m( S$ ]
lawyer. 5 F+ ] k' E4 q$ I. ]
1 q/ |4 O/ r0 zNow, it's the newfie's turn.; E9 X" c' y/ |/ {
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
% k! w' l( E6 W7 d3 @three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
9 s) [1 I- y0 {( |2 rreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
: y7 O) e. c5 q* bthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour/ V% v4 N' v" T B' J
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
6 o4 `; e; K4 Z$ khands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right& y" h# a5 N: {: x( ]
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He5 K' m: z' ]2 C) y% ?+ r
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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# p9 R4 L0 G. [' P'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
5 ]$ _( o7 v; K7 }comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $50 c( L% g% [# S4 `: q
and goes back to sleep./ n4 I8 j. s- \
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