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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a" R( Y1 J" X3 G( {9 ~9 u
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb; ?- R4 S* M/ v3 Y: I5 G! m
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
/ u: ^# H% C0 e! z( J5 `the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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& v/ h ~- k- } F/ R, x5 c( R The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
7 t7 J* M- g4 c( V he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
: h3 z1 C+ C x, P1 W } lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
4 d0 q# a- ]5 h5 [ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
0 R2 y# n1 B3 \. ?you pay me only $5. & K( d5 C" u3 a# H2 R, h3 |3 e
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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0 `3 c7 Z5 G9 a5 n3 n; [8 f This catches the newfie's attention and to keep8 }! R5 _: t; F- \- U
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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n( J0 P! \( X7 \$ Y) e. X! fThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's5 F- S5 U* o' T# q
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' . Q% c2 A% Y6 `1 d9 A
9 ]- X7 G6 [& X9 {The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his2 B4 V# _: ?5 N2 W' v. X, t" i. d
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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0 m: M- V; }( {- k) d+ _' ^6 K9 WNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with' x2 d7 @6 O. ?+ `9 v: e
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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`0 Z7 G+ Q: F/ KThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
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the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour! {9 j: i1 Q) b' E: N7 e3 n
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and" i" y* h# k0 h8 {6 A8 f
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
9 G3 n( G# E5 Gback to sleep.
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% `& O7 j* v0 ~ T: z' @The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He, P1 G2 f, B& |+ _! {
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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' Q" B' R& e/ i* T/ O4 l'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and# V) o& P+ L$ h) K; h
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $59 c! }1 J; \+ @& I& M0 X1 Y% U+ r7 B
and goes back to sleep.
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