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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
: @; }! L5 g4 R0 [8 s5 glong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
, \7 h, v. O! [: z# G8 Ythat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
3 ^) z; K% {7 ?( ]1 jthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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6 C) U- P* O. t The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so, P1 u8 H) C: i+ D8 \1 S! |
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
4 k% O! z% r& ^; Y6 G8 F4 V& j lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I, Y3 z8 P0 B1 n& {4 K
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer, v `, U S* Z$ }* o# `
you pay me only $5.
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$ A. H' f m" N6 b" U' F7 v You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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2 U* A R2 i9 Z' L+ T5 ?3 z This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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8 U/ ]0 O- B8 r& K3 GThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's8 e7 t; q; s/ P4 A D
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 9 Z/ d8 e l- p! C) M: `
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
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lawyer. : T$ ?* M/ g; o# e K3 m2 o
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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
1 z4 J& B* M& `( z+ v2 p$ Sthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
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the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour* E, Q# c; m% u+ Y6 @# K
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and/ q7 {' W) Z) }# u1 V! k# z5 j
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
Y* j, D( U9 A, Z% \/ P" x! l% nback to sleep.
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& I7 _, m: P: ~% I: tThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He& y) E) j- j* B- y0 j8 E+ Z. W
wakes the newfie up and asks, , @8 _6 L( v8 q8 }4 e; R
" i/ Z/ T5 [: S' ?+ W: W* Z9 H'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and' o) p! m5 T2 H/ y( U
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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