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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a) u+ G$ F4 A* J5 {
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb" r/ U/ Q" T' i* A- g5 V A
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if0 G& a( [1 h5 d$ L- M
the newfie would like to play a fun game. $ o6 y# N# {# o
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so% C% T7 B6 \1 }$ r* t% Z. j
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
9 }) J; l. K" H- X Z( Z4 u ~0 R lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
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you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I m/ ?9 ?4 F$ c3 {, B
will pay you $500. . M5 k0 u) L8 ? x' p5 i7 `, N
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep w, B( M2 _# J+ W/ h1 V
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. $ w; \' o2 X' Z5 \& K: _
% j0 h5 Y, @+ }; S& d5 t; xThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
N+ ]! w+ S/ Y' Q3 W# Nthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
4 {4 [8 s9 f! x, [4 u1 dpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
' w% @) R9 K$ L4 B' B$ j( Qlawyer. " H4 k5 f5 p1 A8 f
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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! ?3 ~6 A( I* K& \, {6 |He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
# |6 O& _3 G4 u8 dthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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: W9 |4 Y( g* T# O/ F1 g! JThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all( i, [& b6 Z7 g* \! b- H3 P
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all. ]7 i2 n1 v9 P5 t( {
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
" _# a5 e2 T6 q b+ \. _of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and* O. ]+ Y# T I( a& @7 q. j
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
6 i K$ {5 |8 o; Eback to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He O- O. A! |( e6 @6 Z
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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+ u: B, n) c( z6 A! a$ Q'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and6 q# x8 [( r+ k3 A4 d* r5 j& |
comes down with four?' 4 e( |) c4 P3 ?9 F6 ]4 C
: b* M2 @( j+ m) lThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5# I+ @. e& Q- [) m
and goes back to sleep.
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