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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a( E, R1 | x- a g' u1 U
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
0 o7 r" k3 n$ a% f$ ]that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
4 E |( n, e/ Cthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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; l' H4 v$ d6 ~; r0 U7 { The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
- C) U0 w* ], _7 C1 H he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The3 r8 C1 l; P, z# B. X# M+ [4 p! L
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
$ p: d" v4 m2 Y# {% D5 i4 ^ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
' c4 f f$ F. F7 h0 J* w. [you pay me only $5.
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/ \* ~& p- x3 k You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I' z% Y" l; W3 _5 X8 d1 i5 r$ ^; X
will pay you $500. ( ^& a$ Q% q3 D7 n9 O/ [9 Z( R0 a: ]
! Z) Y$ O# V; {, m# F, q$ C This catches the newfie's attention and to keep$ o! T/ g1 v$ W1 R5 p6 l
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. + H: j0 y8 s5 s1 l: @2 X4 v( }, P
2 N% {: O$ C9 v& z J; jThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
1 ?* p9 d# Y7 l: q; @ m2 hthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his$ v- E+ I) O5 p+ @1 n
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
4 N% J; u/ v, b; Z: {, }, c: dthree legs, and comes down with four?' / V- V1 E- g0 R8 L
+ l# R8 B. s+ Y6 }0 q WThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
4 S3 E9 c3 L1 w! N% O; U" N0 @references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all$ ^/ Y* {( W+ ~7 t
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour" `4 g- O# h" q1 O+ u
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
2 G7 G9 n+ p! U X& ihands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right; u1 ]) T& C7 z0 f$ o' X0 G
back to sleep. - Q7 i! P, j4 C, l
. Z( J" M* o, T. U. uThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
( V" m$ `6 x. @& mwakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5/ O1 J( k, V: V7 o T% N1 b
and goes back to sleep.3 \, z6 q9 a# ^' ?
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