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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a9 ]& K, {. W$ ^$ q) r
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
( q( G0 ~" S& Y7 S( _+ r/ uthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
. K3 S4 h* \1 H7 A8 R5 j" Othe newfie would like to play a fun game. " p M0 l. T2 U, Z$ g0 o4 ~7 i$ P4 A
% h+ G3 T. e/ Z. ]! s# v The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
. d2 l r8 z/ e* X0 A1 j( A! R he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The0 ~) a) j u2 k7 D8 y, k9 X
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I% n X; E" {$ i
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,% z' _0 O$ r& o: J* U
you pay me only $5. 0 ~, j4 T+ `- e- X$ A; L
y5 n2 S: V! ~+ S, {2 ? You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I! a$ J$ a8 c* c5 p- A+ f8 W
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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0 {# f0 }# O1 sThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's" }: y! a5 n1 N( w g
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' / g) h0 k- e, s7 T9 ?, n4 [# F# `
/ V$ ?8 H G9 p2 Q4 JThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
6 q/ r7 v. u- Lpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the% S7 ~1 u. p+ |" W3 }1 ^+ Z4 \% ?
lawyer. ! a3 ~/ U- l) c1 e8 x0 T, E
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.' r0 @! b3 F9 |
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with: Z. {8 f; j: e4 t0 W; W
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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9 U C" c/ Q3 [& Q! N6 ?4 W; R3 UThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
- ~9 c" m# J& a# {: e2 Hreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
( a3 Y6 Z# z, m& K! A, H; nthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour+ O _1 G3 i3 ?. m" {
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
, [. _3 D- s& u( Thands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right1 N7 d9 [- n2 {2 w" n, i
back to sleep. " ] u% A% G' Y+ p" t% k6 F s8 G
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He& \7 o8 ~/ z: T/ {" ~
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and' G/ I' k) F* n1 v$ P3 E
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5) ]2 z- M$ `3 G
and goes back to sleep.
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