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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a6 j8 G" y$ q- [' Y. c- w4 [3 C- T4 h
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb# q- M; ?( e2 j2 [+ y9 d1 l( g
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
3 ~8 f3 P+ _& M# k. s6 Kthe newfie would like to play a fun game. 9 F; [4 d: @6 {/ q5 {, H/ L8 D% f
; z; e' q$ K* | n8 d% {! g The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
8 N2 p w L+ S' [ he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The5 `, L$ w# w# R! Y- u5 n
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I5 S- e+ D) g* ]5 }0 p& n7 Q$ F
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,7 r3 f$ m# \3 \* ~( z- D6 d: e
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep; R( c3 f# b6 X u
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ; h3 a' X) ?0 }7 |, g
* q% c' C; l. Q$ `4 tThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's1 D/ B9 x- c' }% G9 K" w
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 6 |; [6 w$ v+ |: N; J
$ d1 y' z8 D, o: s( }: Q) Z: q; A3 xThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his( @- D, C( E( m& B. I2 {
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the$ o( @" R" W7 A: A
lawyer. % E2 V+ t% Q8 W7 w- _ k
& L4 L( ~! Y& u o1 u1 j n# [; KNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
5 b! ]; U' C2 O; M: qthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all' z, j( m1 u& Q0 f; B
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
1 ?. y2 a$ U4 s3 I) |3 e- rthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour, z4 {' a! C) g. B. L, ?4 Z! Y
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
4 [* q! l/ H' c' {* j: khands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
5 Q8 J3 [; e: Z3 k% q" `back to sleep.
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5 M8 p! `2 U7 f4 F( Y+ dThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
5 G4 M. d, u* i6 P0 r0 l+ Awakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and1 Z; Q* {! f( H( s+ Y
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5, @3 u+ i0 T: \( C8 K1 ], t
and goes back to sleep.
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