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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a I) C' ~# g1 _
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb% f7 J) X1 f1 M4 S4 e+ }
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
2 s* t1 x, c* Y& {! o% q. r8 n& ]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/ l4 w) ?3 c& m. W
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
& e8 J( R1 Q6 Vyou pay me only $5. , g2 ~) S/ }& | P" B; ~
+ ^8 r2 p( i0 U" ~ You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
, k' _3 I/ ^( e4 q: M6 N8 I1 p% \, l will pay you $500.
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. B2 G7 L3 T- n' C, o* i2 Y This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's& |: F8 s1 d$ T, @9 n
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 5 r2 m8 ` V3 U8 e6 r! l3 h
6 t8 `4 L) P$ c+ N( M7 i# n- SThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
. y- A5 E7 C* P6 m; npocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the' r1 H& ^; k" ]' ?* A; B
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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# v' h( d6 O4 F3 KHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with3 o! O9 u) x, J) f8 I; x" G
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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2 X2 W% {+ ^9 K5 X2 BThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all) O% E+ _' T$ [7 h& O4 A
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all) q; i1 B4 G) D8 x$ x
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour' I7 ], s2 o, i6 u1 _1 M
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
+ T8 l8 a) C. H. ohands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right3 U* }+ I, Z0 o: T3 f6 |6 b3 k! X
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
' d) y5 A' U& K! C$ ?wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and3 ~6 J, s; o! M0 ]2 _8 T
comes down with four?' , {4 i. e/ {' Y6 v. B! f
4 ]1 o( v4 _' ? x5 E$ DThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5" S5 s% x+ O! D5 s
and goes back to sleep.
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