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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a/ h2 J' n5 P% j8 |4 q7 `
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb9 Z* {6 {& P% \6 ?
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
$ i! y5 }- W8 g( R4 ?! U4 K4 Uthe newfie would like to play a fun game. ! x$ \5 m, }, A5 J
* H7 o! L, x4 z. o9 @% {0 y The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so, T8 G2 U5 N' ]) I; S0 j5 o
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
5 U3 V0 s, G! b+ b lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I( W2 e4 _6 c1 x$ u
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,( |3 R( E6 c5 } x
you pay me only $5. " c& \2 W* O+ r" _
7 n5 s7 q. _6 E8 i% a4 A5 S" n* ?9 I You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
% s; N3 j9 q- Z3 p8 L) x) N will pay you $500.
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% `* t5 }" L. o. d' }2 U This catches the newfie's attention and to keep: B9 l+ G- `! B- T
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 3 b+ J7 K8 b9 d6 u/ I4 i( s: s: A
3 ?7 w4 X! N XThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's) b6 {: C& ^! i
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
) n- @. y( H) o: Z4 P) w1 c opocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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: C% u, u* x3 e8 O" v ]3 qNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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6 W( P- e; k' A& U' w% ^7 } sHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
9 o. Z* n1 i M( s& u2 Vthree legs, and comes down with four?' 1 {: \" Y w1 I0 ]; @: c" A
]) ?7 t4 c3 k" h. I0 XThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
& k$ d: o/ a+ W: n5 L2 ]references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all7 K6 s" @& V _1 ^7 ?
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour7 ^6 N, E {2 ~6 W) a- N8 e
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
1 J" f- f. \5 B. v" n ahands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right) D" U: z. v; W7 r0 |
back to sleep. " M! ~0 ~0 ?8 K# Q8 O
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
4 w7 T Z8 i* Y7 u0 t* |8 l% ~wakes the newfie up and asks,
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9 O; _9 k# {6 E: D# q'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and5 u* [0 a% }% l+ T8 f L: Z3 z
comes down with four?'
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( o* H/ b" @1 v @+ Y* fThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5( y& m0 a+ p* j5 r6 Q2 b0 s
and goes back to sleep.; k& A$ c5 k3 m+ y$ y3 X B
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