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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a! g" U6 Z' H: _$ [# s3 A9 m M/ T
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
! M3 k2 m u" D) \/ Athat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
8 w7 C4 Z# [& L# h4 z$ m# T- R2 rthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
2 ^; Z0 b, E+ V6 u1 N9 U: n4 T he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
; X3 u: c0 a1 L3 }: J) ? lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
! D6 N W% _9 Q2 X" @ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,7 Y5 b/ ^3 z& l$ Q0 g9 w1 R
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I$ B9 L) Y3 P5 [5 a) c, ?
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep4 [. I0 y2 C: e# }
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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1 l! t& w* }( ]3 y3 tThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
6 R/ E! c& q7 [ h) f; S# H2 Lthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
1 l$ i h1 Y% ^1 O* C8 i* s. vpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the. X5 l' W" o, P) ?
lawyer. , B' e0 p7 u. d$ V+ n- a
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.! U# a1 c. g9 _+ @8 _6 K8 w+ `
M+ A4 ~2 P7 r1 M5 r5 h3 w9 LHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with0 j& S) g4 G! N
three legs, and comes down with four?' ; S- d" @# j# v
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
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the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour0 H9 U; ^( n; U' X9 c) C
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and( j) ^ C# K3 h* ~1 H
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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) Z# l$ C2 {, C" z) i7 \The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He/ K* l2 \7 `* D' z
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and' m+ M }) u E. r. L! ^( |
comes down with four?' . ]8 Q6 P7 Y! g. s3 y" V. V
3 V" e9 _& C l5 @( q7 s% A8 VThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $58 Y+ ]0 h* L. ` ?4 t: q
and goes back to sleep.: N: H7 e7 s$ n5 \ }" e8 s. o1 i
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