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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a9 E, v+ k3 i4 D9 G8 R
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb- W0 F2 ], P5 l H
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if1 d" E, |6 q3 ^' d
the newfie would like to play a fun game. ; j" Z. Q! h; x: U
, v0 x8 e) Z2 Q7 B: o# }5 r The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so: ^/ v& b' { D) r
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
$ y d+ F; f+ N$ s3 B lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
# e* b8 E6 _% h* _+ l# [; \: @, {ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer," b x: t" d+ ^: p8 d8 p6 B
you pay me only $5.
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; a4 @* M) X/ A3 ~* E) L* q You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I8 T6 u8 [( h* j Q* Z4 n2 p
will pay you $500.
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+ L( X1 R ~' y0 L This catches the newfie's attention and to keep" y" u& g9 l4 I- V5 p1 h
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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1 n6 U& c) v7 D$ |" m, eThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's, T/ J4 U$ T. b. y
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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. }: K9 m' i1 V% g- u3 G2 DThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his0 g( U9 y$ O9 f
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
% {3 r) q0 J: s% T3 {7 elawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.1 N1 j7 \( Q- i7 Y+ Z
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with6 S' u, k' `& _, k
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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8 t1 C p, J" O3 T! S. ]The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all( p" u p/ x' ^5 }# @! i6 M: ~
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
& B8 W( U5 {7 mthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour8 D5 l8 v! F+ [" d' X8 G
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
4 D% ^% S8 M( s, Whands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right" E# J- ?3 r( i$ [. n0 ~
back to sleep.
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0 S/ i( {. r0 G7 P1 n! \The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He! p o2 ?9 a5 @4 ~" R
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and2 D( I3 ]# g j/ H" L$ u' _$ ]
comes down with four?' 6 G( O8 v! V9 \3 v: I' m
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $59 b/ J" Q( L/ a: Z
and goes back to sleep.
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