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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a9 w w- n1 o! r: M- V- M1 |
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb' T! p3 l6 q" h5 ]4 l
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if$ r( Z& I5 N# |
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 2 j/ |9 c H) J5 b- b$ Z0 U
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so5 x( l2 {+ Y/ e
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
2 y. s/ R7 S6 {5 y7 N8 G& D! | lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
9 o$ t0 `* o3 X0 i& z& Mask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
D0 q9 ?# K& {( iyou pay me only $5. 9 a! b! p8 _& G. e( i3 O" y
, ?- w" ?3 s# X' s' t# P You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I. f. `; d8 E7 n3 d% ~5 { v+ ]
will pay you $500.
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the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's+ Q! Q' x( V3 E( J- E' e6 @* |
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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7 n4 h/ p! E! R+ xThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his1 k) c _7 `) j' j
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the" `4 g& o! f# s; B' `
lawyer. 6 m. b. w8 Q& D+ [. A' ~
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Now, it's the newfie's turn. U* S! p( |) e0 w/ b& T) J7 K
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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
$ P) U' w2 F* u: h U, }: Areferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
; V. x2 n$ r/ D) N5 m1 m/ Uthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour0 N# ^; p+ `4 }5 z& F }- F3 c
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
* C1 A0 s2 M. i" O& d1 M) V! E) Ehands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
) Q" R. s; v0 d2 gback to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
" g& {5 t x2 \. x! G% ~" Y# [( Q+ Ywakes the newfie up and asks, $ I: @" w5 K% u4 k1 `9 P
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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! G; i" d% o+ ?/ S8 rThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $58 }% L, f7 ~* U8 b2 @
and goes back to sleep.
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