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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a0 X5 Q6 H0 V3 S; h4 o. v
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb2 N1 T Y+ u5 L; W4 Y
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
/ C) }! [9 {1 g8 T3 Z6 c2 l2 uthe newfie would like to play a fun game. 6 E0 B. Q( l. e: [0 W9 H+ i! F
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so( o: c' V* B8 k# @& `# R! F& L0 U
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The* Z: i, z k9 G: _, Y; ]
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
9 g" ~8 w$ d0 q" S) Y3 L- Aask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,( @5 `) G) k) p4 J
you pay me only $5.
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- b8 L l p. c. L1 _9 a6 R% d You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I' A; \* y6 s* O1 m
will pay you $500. ( m" P* n, B; R
7 N9 u0 |; f7 R0 V, A5 \ This catches the newfie's attention and to keep3 ~, z" v# S: [: t
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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1 R, ?1 l/ b" g$ Z+ _1 h yThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
$ d1 ? L! _! H# M- Cthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his8 n; y; K& F% d( N1 m6 i( i i
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the. S6 Z$ R, B* V
lawyer.
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: f) F* s" d- [/ ^Now, it's the newfie's turn.9 U, h0 l; [. q3 ~: v
3 k; n! W& T. E+ f8 ]He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with: d! K' { n* a6 Q9 P' ^
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
. x- { f! x6 P1 S* ]* t2 w" Oreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
& n* ~) V$ H, V0 D* U& ythe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
, m$ J& {) C8 u* uof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
8 d( W& }4 B) t, I3 N% F, m6 i) lhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right+ Q, p+ Z2 D8 U+ m- h' X ^7 t
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He8 R; W: H g, h
wakes the newfie up and asks, 8 Z9 W) R' {$ j
# Y% b7 r$ o. K& s'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
5 D& [ j7 z0 ]$ H% n- S2 [1 ncomes down with four?' " F" S9 e( i8 y$ b' Z1 q5 H; D$ [
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $53 j0 I1 a) p3 N7 }0 }1 |
and goes back to sleep.
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