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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a1 I: m7 ]4 C" ^9 n' E
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb8 p Y/ |7 f9 a/ n' Z/ j
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I* ~" v) _# C8 i& h0 I
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
4 X% k! o( m/ o! ?" N6 Syou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I5 F0 N& O: I0 H2 X4 x% ^9 }
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep" e5 J3 a% p: _1 |
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
9 A: H* v. z3 q2 e; |$ a& ethe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' X. a7 W- H2 j: K/ a
: J: J: o; m. d/ OThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
0 L5 h3 [8 X. }; epocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the+ v. z1 f$ U8 b# h
lawyer.
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' L- k3 ?% C* S. [6 VNow, it's the newfie's turn.; A) v2 m( C8 R* n7 [% {; r& g* c* z
- {8 G/ r. r$ S8 x1 m C: RHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with. c1 \+ c! j9 X5 y) s9 T
three legs, and comes down with four?' # S# h( [. } L/ j7 c+ H
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
`( @5 m# T) ]* xreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all5 y5 a0 A! Z0 G- ]5 B- [1 S) P5 a
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour9 `5 _- A w& J0 M6 I, V
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
5 A+ e8 Y" d) L. H! Lhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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. E9 X/ F1 `, oThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He% c2 q8 h" Q" b2 @ Q
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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4 X. \: A: G1 m5 a3 N4 O+ fThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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