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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
5 M2 S3 }$ {+ U% ~* `long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb" ^: f* ^5 G9 i' {( X8 I& R. L) s) |
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
$ J% n9 ~$ ~% p6 B! i' ithe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so* Z( w2 e& b' ]
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
8 b- h) `! U2 Q6 V, h! S' ~6 j, | lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I5 h. H- E' A# g6 c, o; @
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
6 O; L9 p4 W1 N8 F9 S- Ayou pay me only $5.
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' D8 [# I j7 U0 J* E0 C) \1 w) ` You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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! ~6 e% C; W1 g6 v This catches the newfie's attention and to keep. b& Q6 X: \2 X; C" {* b& ?
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. & z) m: k" a4 | Q# w/ ]. C
' r& h; O. Y3 m- J- p& G) a0 w; X' NThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's& R& u W. N) x% R ~9 v
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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2 U2 @! M2 U* p: eThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
" G1 }5 E& l7 j* L$ G! @) Ppocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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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
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all' z1 |4 ~* b; v3 k9 \6 d3 C
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all2 G( Z/ J. ~, Z5 G/ d+ [
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour3 g- w' t9 i6 x7 F$ ~0 I
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
6 W+ \/ f* l% g' f; @hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right" z( M/ f7 Y' Q5 h
back to sleep. , u% q+ T u3 o: ]( l i | ]& L
5 `6 C9 ~+ }. G ?+ g! g, w( z0 e& t3 dThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He3 l% u5 _, T$ l7 P# k- J
wakes the newfie up and asks, ( F% k" L0 a8 L1 i+ O' b
% }: ?* L- v6 X% M D/ O'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and2 @) p( O, n$ M" z# L) g
comes down with four?' % A5 V, o1 h9 R' n- |! v2 T1 {
& G. _0 V+ G+ U8 {" ]1 C4 b3 w yThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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