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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a" c8 I0 ?; r0 v. C0 V
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb: z7 J1 H+ R- N4 D
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if6 R) ~; [8 c7 m+ Z7 p" [
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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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
4 O3 l! {! H; d' ] U+ Wask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
# e4 C: w2 K( H% {& C+ Kyou pay me only $5. & J" q- B" h B$ Q" o5 n
9 `+ F# R1 f" w- K3 }; g$ l You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I2 \0 `, l8 u9 g; I/ z
will pay you $500.
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7 w I! r( ^, ]9 A/ Q5 q/ |4 I' n This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
+ d/ ?" R8 V0 Q/ `8 U7 M, fthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. % G" K4 D$ t, j) B. y9 p
! G4 n4 d/ H+ {$ B. u% Q+ WThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
3 g4 ^2 Q# z8 g, R% gthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 8 O" e$ s( L- J, P: H, i
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his' I& r1 R5 l& z9 _# ?5 P
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the h2 d, W0 T" n' p3 Y1 ^9 {
lawyer.
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& u* H" _0 B4 [4 g: i+ p( s: jNow, it's the newfie's turn.! X' G3 |. U2 g( M1 _/ [! N/ _: i5 ~
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with4 H1 {, O; {; D9 o0 N2 y& N
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all9 t( I- X; i) R! q" q5 x1 @
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all. F6 U3 d' h3 {& G8 U) \$ M7 [
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
3 J# `; J. l* P/ _* w" O5 M. yof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and, Q: j- F/ L5 J# z9 R
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
# O W5 z p7 X9 g9 t, t' {. @1 G6 Pback to sleep.
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: k3 D# e8 P# X5 R( KThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He4 Z- \5 f9 L# u& `. f8 _& I
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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$ \% J1 L6 ^" G'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5" A1 X3 m8 L' {" V5 e* d* c
and goes back to sleep.
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