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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a& l# Z7 q0 B9 G1 y
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb% q" }# A2 k. i* _" O$ {$ e
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if) U! J5 d0 G! ~: ?
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
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2 a# s4 ~: V$ {6 D; mask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,, f, h# P5 t. E' n
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
$ M. w" N9 y6 [% d& j L* U will pay you $500. }: _: `/ H8 |" ?4 b1 @
9 ~; A* Y) K- r4 f) n& t# R% ` D This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
; e: t2 l5 e0 h5 A. b3 C3 O+ Othe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
8 j& l/ q, D& |0 y A, v% zthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
S w; Q0 s, ?pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.* T0 m9 o0 l% q6 T( L. T. w
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
+ R8 T) [7 B! J- @three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
3 K: S5 t! t! H8 ]references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all. Z8 c* D) a: ]! {
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour9 q3 i7 S& }5 ]# t4 C
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
8 E- g% s+ c2 ~hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right4 m+ [ [& z# d. |& N, c
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
9 Q8 U c4 Z& v" Iwakes the newfie up and asks, 7 _# d7 n, }2 N9 |) L6 l0 k/ z
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and3 }* w' { M, }+ I% \# s0 ?
comes down with four?'
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$ ~: J$ B6 s1 O( r% ^$ ZThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $51 z, r8 X" u6 K
and goes back to sleep.
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