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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a( Y( N* s# B) U7 U
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb& T% l6 @, F$ Q g
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if& P3 ]( \+ f; c6 X# Y8 `
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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; M# ~% G" N6 t( ` The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
1 ~( P( q( ~8 |& Z" P! O he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
# h' D0 ?! y7 y& u2 _ lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I1 a' F5 ^! z! L( T4 n: c
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
) B1 @+ E9 ~6 p+ B6 @% lyou pay me only $5. ! x0 y8 d8 ~! x7 g6 [: B
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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' o- G7 ?2 [' y1 ?) p2 R3 }7 K" O& | This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
: q" e% N; N! e/ a' K9 t9 Nthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 4 l$ b( N6 ?- Y& r# c: U+ t+ }
3 X) G, ?! R# R2 O; `7 FThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's' E7 D3 ?2 p: b F6 }0 F6 a# H- s
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' ; X% r# e5 r/ K' E- t0 N y
+ }! f# o6 ]5 @8 v Z/ VThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
' d5 H |3 g9 c/ N* P& v3 O: ~* @" xpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the3 {# _# b* i6 b& p: G$ o
lawyer. ) Y9 o7 `4 T0 a5 ^% G0 Q1 D
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with9 C* ^% P7 H6 A
three legs, and comes down with four?' , B) N v. ?7 d9 m4 N0 i) h! z
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
# S3 V; I$ t6 Y/ S5 S: [9 g; l6 _references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all7 k& ?& q- z, e" u7 g8 h) R
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour/ s6 a& D3 T2 U" @6 y3 O
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and! I) H0 W, w' r9 V
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right) [: U4 e7 _) ~) J: o
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He2 e: a! o8 p6 ]0 f& J6 E. w- z
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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) w' i$ y' w. t% b'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and5 z* h& l' h5 ~" \" P4 K
comes down with four?' K$ z5 c) y5 O& k
* y/ H/ t7 ?4 s# y) O) I4 gThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5+ L1 h0 ^8 t8 J' B
and goes back to sleep.
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