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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a; ^. O' k1 r Z9 w. x9 B
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
/ a& U5 K0 T6 a+ a8 A2 wthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if/ G) Y. h. F( U N
the newfie would like to play a fun game. $ F4 s1 \% }. M: p" s6 d
/ ~" ?6 j4 I8 b( e: @. ` The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so4 R& D% K9 i2 V! Q5 U0 c" J1 D
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The4 a, K4 x- X i
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
8 M0 V! |7 F- H2 ~9 c& Oask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
) c9 V9 N% s. ^ O: M* ayou pay me only $5. - v4 c' }& r# R
3 z4 @" u& d z! M$ L You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
- Z' `5 D3 k' [5 ~' t# K# K will pay you $500.
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+ c" ~6 d1 Q5 b8 O0 a This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
; O: p1 A2 }6 F0 \& ythe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's* {' _( z( a, H% i$ f, E
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 0 ^1 h' o; l* G4 n
. [6 i, b/ S- _The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
! H+ I" b% g. y% O5 B: O0 Xpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the3 |% f1 Z3 y7 g3 g
lawyer.
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( X- X) O" n5 |6 G! s# Q, l+ sNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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& r! d4 q" \/ V: B/ k, G2 g' {He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with: W& D& q+ ]% ^: [- Q
three legs, and comes down with four?' 9 C& |+ H& U$ P8 q4 G
" Z( i5 @$ h# \% d# D+ j1 s3 WThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
7 |& z8 r( p/ F& D8 g. D! G& Ereferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
# }! G0 J* X% k: p6 ^$ |$ Athe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
c5 f0 G9 b) D Tof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and" p) `+ v' u; C1 L4 {
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right6 |9 ^9 E4 ^+ C& S7 C
back to sleep. 1 v4 b* g0 k/ C& p0 J: z
# k$ \" [$ q" KThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He- o8 H5 u4 T1 L
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
& R1 _4 U. q) M2 Fcomes down with four?' & w8 H1 d! ^6 V0 h$ ^+ n% t% r
5 K" [+ q% ] m, ~+ O$ vThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5, y' x1 \( v, F4 E; z/ @0 B# _7 E
and goes back to sleep.
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