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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a, ^, A! j: K4 L8 J, ~) u+ e
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
& D4 u. [, d: v) P N+ ], kthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if ?- A7 Y/ u& R& d
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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- N' D. n3 |$ Y' Z L The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
" {8 M6 V! [, W) e he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The! }* T+ c* S! t1 v$ T9 q
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I, ~% Z6 l# N0 Z. S; F+ _
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,' Y3 c' B6 B: Z9 J; b; b9 J
you pay me only $5. # n) [% V9 P/ w$ x( X; c' r
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I5 z* O) S }# q9 d+ B
will pay you $500. $ G& Q* x1 G$ R! E
4 D. [6 v6 F% w/ W8 O This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
* \! h, f; ^6 P: O7 othe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
2 |$ P% E6 E- g' ^5 Sthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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5 q2 L6 a& E7 dThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his6 Q' u o6 n- Y3 |; X
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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i6 n8 L! U& S; G& MNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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) e( L1 D3 k/ nHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with9 o- I5 K1 r1 G5 |
three legs, and comes down with four?' . u5 i. W1 V* V6 |% @$ L {% N4 H
* R0 n ~+ n P' P" a `& AThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all& _4 ]2 S5 q K0 b# s' N7 N
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
) Z. M4 f) G: n# Q% hthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
9 s; N2 Z2 }- [4 F2 X# I, Jof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and. L) R' X: s% [, i4 n1 \
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right; E( h8 B' L: I% o
back to sleep.
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4 ]5 q U' w5 Q" U3 N7 L* q( ]The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
2 F) r' u" m8 i- z, h9 hwakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and5 n$ B% K3 l2 M0 w$ h! P& o. ^# I
comes down with four?' 6 N. S8 N6 i# P5 |
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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