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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
: M3 o4 E' O7 N( \ r" {& I# Hlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
# w3 B4 S2 ]; ]; pthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
( [ O) i, W L% Pthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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, I+ f3 G# [( E1 t8 h* ?4 R! o( e The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
9 M6 B+ `1 s0 _! l7 v he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The; n7 `; I0 }+ C: U1 U- R
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I. @+ u# F6 w2 L) W% M6 d0 V6 {
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,$ j. w6 X6 G9 ~5 Z+ ^9 H$ u
you pay me only $5. $ t/ K K- r% m8 ^' {
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
6 ~0 J- }1 K# ~4 x1 ~ i will pay you $500. 4 _) s# e+ t: ?2 K* c" [, _9 ?0 `
6 A- S$ Z; x5 A0 F& d+ \+ d This catches the newfie's attention and to keep9 X, W( o/ ~2 o, F1 V1 A
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 1 Z7 n& y. d3 b( y9 o! b! O& p# p# b7 j
( M3 i* D k( m! ^, @; OThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
( _& a ^6 u$ I6 Vthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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5 f# p; f7 C x2 u" ^) WThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his% F ^5 u) K! f: L& u
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
4 @& y: W5 S3 g6 {2 G) f6 u$ T5 Ulawyer. ! {9 ?0 }! I& ?6 D `: i) z: b
' w8 U3 s5 Y& u# K% nNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
- t) T. F5 j* [1 Dthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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! a+ N' u0 f& b6 V1 B5 R( MThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
( k! n* i( R& L; M4 R' L3 q7 {3 e/ Breferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
& C3 D, Z4 H: ?5 l) j/ Lthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour* r, v- ~7 ~% _" y T" U
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and; v* A- r2 X$ J. \' z s8 L: Z& d
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right6 e/ v$ L1 P7 b9 b4 o, i) ?: |
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
9 T5 a: R! F2 z. D! q/ v4 s5 H! fwakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
, g% o1 ?% l- f; @4 W2 \comes down with four?'
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! ?0 w, W' _, FThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
$ j5 A6 W6 Q4 S+ j/ Kand goes back to sleep.7 c2 ?& ^/ N) }! z+ J
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