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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a* C3 I' s8 e( B! h" `- b& }
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
" o0 s) i! L/ F7 T4 G; X+ K! tthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if+ B: r6 r t2 S/ T$ D4 f$ ^
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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7 ]" g7 l. q4 {& P4 d The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so! X# @+ z* T+ K, K' {
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
0 \ K! _+ A& [$ W0 u) |8 K G lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
3 n* S* Y* s/ a# H) o2 \, b4 n0 R3 sask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,9 H7 @" x' y) I: t; k: |0 q' g( ~
you pay me only $5. 5 c8 `/ v5 G$ i3 D: w( u
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I" g0 P; d- q r/ |; U5 H+ ~
will pay you $500. $ A3 t( M9 B4 f; L9 Y
. q& ]7 ]3 h6 ^# l- S2 m$ I: I9 w- a This catches the newfie's attention and to keep2 R( w" u' r9 ? a! @
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 2 _7 c0 w" ~7 E: i1 H- x* m
# t) s: j+ Z E0 C" H$ dThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's! [. A# u, Y: o2 j/ {# H: E
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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3 x# P! ~9 \, n/ w5 P- ~' cThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
" H4 f. d' _- Q- npocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the# ^0 W' w- l. g6 g
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.* d: P" ^4 C% a9 m6 K3 d1 X9 _
7 J! u* x! C$ ]- y$ }He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with' s7 n' f- }) @2 v9 f
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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3 P! y0 G8 z7 i2 W2 O9 U' L8 aThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
) `5 H$ H) B# }2 ]references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
# q6 ^: n6 ]5 ^+ o% Xthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour& Y' a0 D m( s4 }$ k
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and6 S% c# R6 l3 e; W
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
1 R0 j1 G* A4 P% w/ Y5 a8 {back to sleep. 9 M$ w5 J( A" @% C( Z; E! o
, V% d. s" x; W8 p, W8 @The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He, m/ y$ |0 W N. L( g3 k7 P! }
wakes the newfie up and asks, 9 E1 ]4 v' z. \% [
# M/ N+ S( m, k0 @'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and/ c6 O, }+ q! O" O3 [
comes down with four?' ( W1 W& F- k4 Y
, R0 ^6 n% N* MThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $54 I3 `/ C" ^( L7 b
and goes back to sleep.
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