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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a. D5 S! @* F! {# s& f
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb' n: C" ~7 \8 v) O* i- F7 r
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if5 L0 t& h/ a x- ?2 I7 j
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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. A% h7 c! t G# _& Z The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
' v9 ^" x( @! ?9 I6 o, V he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
: f3 |: c& {3 Q/ {( ~4 @ lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
0 q% e7 E5 T) j" _7 ]# J: J5 a' _ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,, N: b9 _! L" e8 o1 w" }* _
you pay me only $5. 0 p# S- L% @: \- p0 a$ d! |
% e" R: h' \1 H* Y6 b You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
, G# l7 S6 Y9 I8 `, Q5 F will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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2 N$ m+ Y" ]; V, uThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
! a! {, i) P) o; O9 }9 Xthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 5 i2 a# l6 u& j& v# c' ]* M
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
: H0 j: q' e( _pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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/ j* W( q" @) B: m& oNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with* m1 C: `- n9 j& H: u4 n
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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% R8 E; B- p! fThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
* K3 ~( c( t7 M. {6 Zreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
3 L$ c- q$ `8 f$ o- y" _the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
$ r& E. E/ j4 R1 Zof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and, s' o$ }4 Z7 n2 S7 l
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right, ]- I6 n7 C( ]$ J
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
! u/ c; t8 ^) w. _" vwakes the newfie up and asks, " N9 k! ]9 Q" Z
! Y" D; L, I5 P4 }; U) p) L- a'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
$ g2 w2 m, U( `4 c: ?) N7 E# _comes down with four?' 2 e: u7 {* [0 N' V. {, g
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5+ F! A+ B; I8 s
and goes back to sleep.# M& O0 b$ i+ [, d. c' H
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