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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a+ C$ M. B7 d3 [* ?5 D9 {
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
8 ?% O2 ]& _" k7 z7 Y. h4 e0 qthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
/ D E7 S( ?) h3 j" Y& w6 v C6 ]the newfie would like to play a fun game. 8 d+ v% a, G4 M1 Q/ x; J
z5 `0 j$ `6 H- w2 {$ J; \. L7 r The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
- f( C8 z7 y, z5 K he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The! t. {. g( \4 l/ `! C2 R- f, g
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
: m( c& G' Y% iask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,1 g( f6 }& M# ?( N4 |- ^
you pay me only $5.
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( i0 @+ p* j* {% { x7 I You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I9 f4 u4 @% u7 S5 c- t4 d$ F
will pay you $500. . o) D8 B/ p. @7 x( T9 A6 M) w7 [
" a# j2 [! N! f$ P5 m This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
) G C: P" n3 E0 T; V6 U. vthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. * v, |( ~$ F* K' P6 P4 H
( a/ c/ ]. |/ B8 |The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's. S) d% j0 ^$ s
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
0 p# e: N @' Z6 q/ L7 g: Z; Ppocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.& d# R! o' y( ^9 y3 Z; b" C3 M
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with4 j8 S1 S4 Q" ?
three legs, and comes down with four?' 7 U& [1 F# d- D! |
- k. e; e5 [1 [2 r: f& Z+ RThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
- H$ l- Q. d% n* U- B- [$ e2 Y- G3 S1 e1 |references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all. m4 }, C7 F; b2 n
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
1 d( X3 u$ l1 z4 i( Vof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and0 t, N3 }/ f( P: S" G
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
8 j% G# V& }2 ]# ~: v( Lback to sleep.
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! m4 r9 h7 F! O) u9 _9 `) Z2 a7 vThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He: B4 ^$ o" M% W v8 R1 j" ^. G
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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( u9 n% m$ A$ Q'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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