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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
8 J$ C9 s0 R8 Y7 k" s) ?! U; Plong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb3 Y% ]/ @5 H5 v! D
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
! _# ^4 a/ G$ |5 ]+ A" O, kthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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" l/ p7 u2 \+ X The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so9 u1 M# [, e0 d8 Z- X
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The7 T% j' N+ p& n% }3 j
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
5 N8 x* I8 @3 [. kask you a question, and if you don't know the answer," Y! @* |0 F9 i3 r& H# C
you pay me only $5.
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: M) N% l0 @4 j5 g. a: ~9 s You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I2 ^0 D) x6 L& F
will pay you $500. . ?$ _4 n1 T5 L) R6 b7 l
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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0 v8 C% Q0 Z) z1 C3 o0 p5 @The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's: H2 z, Q E, o9 O
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his; v5 a; c9 f, f, z+ I" f) D! |
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the3 _% T, Q! v; g
lawyer.
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- J- f' h; l# L! F3 ZNow, it's the newfie's turn.1 G1 [4 ~+ N* ?* q
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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6 G I" w" N" g# j2 Z. KThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
" E6 {" o1 ^4 d( @! k/ Lreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
0 T/ ]2 K! s5 b* k! P: R) z" rthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
* a5 y2 ~. h& N2 J# a+ jof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
+ a M9 z7 p l9 c' lhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
% I; W* C6 Z6 b5 u' nback to sleep. & [6 m* w* u u* T: g
2 G" \2 t. i% e! {4 Q8 H; K3 vThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He5 ~8 Z5 x1 A9 f- Z
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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, H% T5 j/ t1 R; ?1 C6 U! g'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and- U) O2 q6 u S
comes down with four?'
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& x* b) A5 z) {0 `The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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