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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
! S# o( N |1 M8 \long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
: J+ e9 Y7 Y/ T' f4 K7 ]that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
% o) A: h5 R) {, ^6 S% Tthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so1 o# b3 v2 E! |
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
6 ]$ S# |2 ~, g4 s lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
7 Q+ z+ N% r" @1 Lask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
2 m+ C0 u1 ^( A, o- Yyou pay me only $5. . x- c) k" I" S. }% S2 C
& Y( O* S* @' N# `8 I8 ^. ^- L You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
+ q3 c, d' S% u' }* t will pay you $500.
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3 k) y. m0 U) y. U( Z* Q This catches the newfie's attention and to keep: T7 P2 B: V2 z8 B
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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) L0 U q; p. y' o6 QThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's, w1 |. a% U9 C" p) \/ V! \
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his1 @7 c4 b8 ?0 ~5 E' b
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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3 x. R5 h2 K* A! eNow, it's the newfie's turn.. i) u* P1 T9 Z# O Q$ ^4 k6 @$ ?. ?
: C2 H- d$ \/ U* F& x: f, C, \He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
2 h$ m1 @3 t4 I1 O) d# z, h' ]& Z* Uthree legs, and comes down with four?' 3 A5 y1 D$ }) E" `6 q
& i$ V6 ^% H2 w; MThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all! ?5 O2 y8 q0 l) o3 ^9 g# H; u) L
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
3 }, r+ V/ x9 R; Bthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
. ~6 n, X, X& H# F" t! n+ Iof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and5 }! T& m. P$ Q2 i5 z( C
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right- {7 V# D0 ^5 d8 Y2 |' w
back to sleep. ( Q I. {6 ^- A$ j
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He, Q' j' w" V% v5 ^
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and- Q4 [2 T: ?0 c Y
comes down with four?' 9 b6 A$ }0 U; W
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5; F/ N' [# z3 c' |: D L9 q9 D$ G
and goes back to sleep.7 F: s8 f7 m1 y: `; `
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