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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a3 R F; o- ?' O9 K, ?/ L
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
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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! c& y# {; K; M R( m0 o
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The6 x+ R0 H3 A6 m9 P$ X& s
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
4 q: _$ i' m; c! ~) kask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,5 O1 j1 Z; v' G5 @4 s+ E# R. H
you pay me only $5. 2 S G, }' K' Z* a$ |2 `
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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0 @- X3 B1 E- C1 U0 | This catches the newfie's attention and to keep ^' r: g2 w4 R! c. e' T
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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4 a0 h* ], @& P" M% yThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
, D8 f+ |& f. m+ G0 ethe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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4 A' x* Q8 T. I* aThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his& N6 e. V( ?- _- w. F
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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* `# z! j/ \5 ENow, it's the newfie's turn.
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) T! e0 d0 M+ U) P! J$ I, ^He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with) H. n0 d5 U3 y% n
three legs, and comes down with four?' 1 X D5 H9 y, \5 S6 `
1 ]9 n* [2 `. M& \# @The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
; i3 i% o. p2 R7 Yreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
4 Y/ X+ q- n- b- E) R- ~the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour& I& ?" u. p- \, P' d' M8 q7 m
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and# W* m' T5 X2 ~; S& d8 |1 r
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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2 I9 n7 |, E( f6 tThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He" h/ i6 ]! q. K. v) t9 B
wakes the newfie up and asks, 0 I! U, }0 q3 ^0 K" ^
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and% U" N8 N% r2 n' y. o; f6 G
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5. w+ ] Z# `& z) ]" {) f- u0 V- k
and goes back to sleep.
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