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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a8 P. ?+ K) O& ?, y- {
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
' D, h7 {' a( P' U& D: X athat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if3 W8 N! ^1 w5 I. c& |
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
1 I9 }0 M+ T" b+ t he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
$ g6 X( o H7 v, g: J7 h1 g% g& P lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I) |# ?/ Q+ l6 j W1 G# e' Z s
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
3 T6 }. Y; U. O4 P2 K Yyou pay me only $5. 5 D/ s$ d1 B' @3 }- U+ C' ~
% Z$ u( b0 ?% S- c You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I0 u, ~* f9 t, c. y [
will pay you $500. 0 J p4 S) h* s. {" N/ M: c
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep9 b! A, M& _/ e' b8 O" q
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. & R9 c. u& S6 d; |: y8 ~
; }9 ?4 `6 n: x% xThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
7 ^( c& M u/ M7 i n2 Dthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' & d; k& Y0 J) ]6 V# f
# a1 T0 H8 r, r: L" |* D: n+ ^6 wThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
# B: X+ B% ]+ ~; U1 C- Spocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the" C) L! G$ E( ?$ ^
lawyer. 4 q+ I8 i+ ?- ?2 O, R: e
& x4 T& ^2 U+ j8 _$ p( p4 HNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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1 {- Q. A6 r" dHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
/ B/ H5 V- D$ i" Vthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all+ r# | {6 T1 @+ @$ s" {0 W3 K
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all5 [2 o5 K/ v" o+ g( y+ e
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour* H R/ R& K9 d4 M: c6 y% }
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and% B7 c, X* r! l$ {9 `
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
5 `6 |: \1 i- l! j4 l) wback to sleep.
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' N4 U/ N. @. J0 {6 Q7 DThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He+ ? ]8 i; a! o( O- [. B
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and ?% A) _6 s! f0 ~
comes down with four?' * d3 ?" G" F0 N! F. z
4 g( g, t4 e- C" C3 N' \* ]The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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