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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a7 e. |4 i) H$ ~1 F$ f
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
9 @9 p$ H5 B5 ^. F, r5 q. @0 [that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
3 C d1 ]. ?; y: gthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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. C$ K, t. I* {7 a4 } The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so' y5 a1 a% Y0 s* [) J6 j
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The9 H+ k! p8 L; ?7 g- J4 G5 o3 {) Y
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
r! H$ y2 m- G+ Task you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
* V- o. V) Z# h. y; U: oyou pay me only $5.
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5 k' V' `0 t. D# r) Y+ p You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I5 t# \# w' `9 x/ N X0 J- o; Z" A
will pay you $500. & \' h ?; U f: O
# |5 ^8 T. P; s7 d7 e This catches the newfie's attention and to keep" E6 q3 l% w8 x% O% @) d% ~
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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, ~! B `5 K3 |) H* T- mThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's1 Z8 M) N, n9 X
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' , O4 N% }- L' h* m
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his5 y8 L- m2 m0 Q+ e+ {# X
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.& I2 n1 [9 R6 f) {* l* ]0 i
; @5 z6 g3 u, N" SHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
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the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
# Z2 }- l2 v2 k( \0 Aof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and6 I H" x! _; ^& ]& y8 s. d
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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9 V% _- m) p8 a: e( X9 N( x ~The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
& A$ M S! D# O: Q( @+ o' q* uwakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
9 X. u/ ^0 W; |$ M! W8 qcomes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5 L. Z! k6 P) ~1 E& F
and goes back to sleep.
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