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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a4 ?9 }3 v4 e& P" z2 k1 n
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
8 h5 d5 H9 Z& V% `$ H: F7 ]0 ?that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
! g9 n" M9 |! `the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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1 o# V! H5 f, V. i The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
1 O$ ` T3 j; D! M) L he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The4 w) Z5 }0 _4 N9 b
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I$ h' ~' S+ p4 R" s# a/ C
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
. k6 l- Q3 @: fyou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I: G5 d0 Z1 w. d0 v$ b
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep0 R( Y4 f* \, u1 n0 e8 n
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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& X9 Y v% ]5 n! @+ t. ]) L% C# GThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's. {, H; f5 O& Z2 S3 }+ M x
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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H5 a0 l6 U, o1 B1 P" G+ E) bThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his9 D) b. z8 H6 e2 U$ i. f
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the K% x# L" ~0 r9 A5 D, b# U; S
lawyer. 4 B/ I3 e2 g& R! o. O3 A) t4 I- @2 O
, a6 m" p3 v- b2 u; T% nNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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; H2 Z5 V+ O3 ^& a8 WHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with2 @+ w' }# M" y5 G6 @4 `
three legs, and comes down with four?' 7 `$ X( L1 t& I" T3 H4 I" k
' l" s3 x b# `The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
. `8 W1 m4 S6 `+ Y7 I! p4 |references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
: |6 \8 Q' t3 B( U5 O Athe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
% `1 ~1 V# T- z1 eof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
& T5 H' {1 k) M* ?- Phands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right& ?4 y+ q! n1 Y; v% I8 ~& n0 p
back to sleep. 1 j- O6 l4 K1 Q: e: _- }
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He5 T/ Z( H: P# K! R
wakes the newfie up and asks, 6 k& O9 y2 G+ j. X
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
$ }: @' D# Q' B! a7 {$ ?comes down with four?' . ^$ h1 B) c& A! Q
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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