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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a* h+ O6 p' b3 d% o2 [+ E6 W
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
5 O- m; g( p& F& F- g4 Q+ uthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
& J( H" \2 E; M" Cthe newfie would like to play a fun game. , w+ a8 s+ k6 _0 N6 R: ?4 B
3 |8 C% E! a1 t- H/ P5 x# M The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so h7 j. N6 ]) q6 v5 x
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
0 U* ~4 ^7 g3 S! \5 g lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
, p3 r; t3 W( b9 }! Z% Q Jask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,! q' Z7 R' l+ K
you pay me only $5.
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" ~0 P: _& n z8 m# Z2 \# E( H7 O You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I1 `/ L' C" a6 u/ A3 {" X
will pay you $500. ' M6 z5 c# k- Y2 D
3 r7 l1 k4 q, ?/ E- y6 Z This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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/ O% c* k! c) v L3 U2 pThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's2 }! i9 D4 [& y+ F
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
# @/ R- J/ P" `- ^; V+ P, E8 ]pocket 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 with5 h) U3 e: ^, K" j
three legs, and comes down with four?' , M n0 I( E( B9 S2 H- h
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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 hour1 G W+ Q/ j1 u( g; B
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and" M, c: C: d+ p& c" B
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right7 p; I* r' `; n& Z7 m
back to sleep. . w7 q- o( D. t9 V
6 n! o/ h" S+ \2 S* {. Y dThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
. B7 f( c, \+ D8 jwakes the newfie up and asks,
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0 n4 `, Y4 H3 E9 S: i/ b'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and% s& D. E' T; }- d
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $56 ~$ h, A" W( u# r: N
and goes back to sleep.9 U, [: Z# H. S: j8 a, |/ ?: m0 ]
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