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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
6 B0 N; X9 {" X H6 ^long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb9 C p* K( S. ?8 G3 }
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
) H# z5 q" a8 F! vthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so6 v1 r6 q7 v6 \6 _& m
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
3 I5 p( Z: j6 W g lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I6 [+ B8 L1 e j: d4 a
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
5 C8 v3 W( m7 J+ `, X) ]5 _$ d" Yyou pay me only $5. $ i: T& K& s! g! |( ^2 `% {
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I$ j0 D4 E) b$ X+ h2 A
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep7 n" _: ?0 a$ G
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. + l4 O! I- k) l9 B! b
/ j" M& @. T4 NThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's* G& b* O) v/ {; c
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' & N. |2 b6 {8 ~+ @$ q( S2 n# b
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
* H" u! N, O; o* r7 i% \. Mpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the; Z( `( S; @3 V$ k* A) T
lawyer. , a7 b; v+ T; y8 Q
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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1 Z; p& u: y' G yHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
! s7 d- G# J% i, g6 `5 `0 Jthree legs, and comes down with four?' 5 o/ Z" o4 s5 K9 f0 r
6 _& H3 ~5 w0 t: B; N1 QThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
' S" o8 h( X) X9 Rreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
9 a8 t& g n4 r2 X& k' nthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour1 c5 @* {8 D: F3 n' h3 }/ b& I
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
7 a, u) R+ p0 ohands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right9 L! q& B8 g$ f2 l
back to sleep.
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9 u% ^+ v* X3 t& B4 D* \The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He0 I4 x. I& d8 u2 l
wakes the newfie up and asks, 5 d- y5 M$ q; K3 I# `
7 h) |% ]" r/ j/ w: V7 G- c'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
$ c- x8 z, s* b0 [comes down with four?' : A; @0 `) r4 Z2 L3 T; a8 e) }
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $56 ]3 z% ^; x1 u! L+ X
and goes back to sleep.
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