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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
6 N: U6 d) p! j: ulong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
" h; Q6 h! L8 @* Dthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
! a" z! A3 A/ nthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
4 \7 x B; K5 w- T; B. _' o he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The, Q; D- s1 Y, T r/ y. }/ r' I7 b+ b
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
: B3 ~! `- V$ Q! Aask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
7 p" K1 B/ |* Dyou pay me only $5. 4 D' b: G0 `5 x# s: ^7 y' R! b4 d
) P) D m9 N0 l+ E$ q! r You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep2 N2 M3 g4 X1 _! ^4 V: ?! k
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 7 k2 d- L8 Q7 m4 J" n6 C
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
6 D3 [. F5 v/ L0 \& cthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' " N1 t: O2 `& u8 N6 O% h/ M0 S
5 Q2 H8 f, L5 S k4 L+ z$ A9 pThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
3 y# ^" A/ m5 `1 O4 Epocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the3 Q( P+ C) I% \" M1 k
lawyer. 7 D9 g8 ]) ?& p" U6 ^0 O, Y" {
4 m& l( s" i" ^+ P/ \Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
$ d+ m% v+ `" L5 P f# bthree legs, and comes down with four?' ; r& `4 Q v4 m4 }; E& }% p! B
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all5 B6 C! t( Y9 `
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all9 k7 C/ O0 S5 _: S: n
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
/ D s# j! y1 z; W/ ~of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and" j' q$ T" q6 a9 G. v, Z3 N
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
1 U( N3 p% z$ K( p5 Cback to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He% @8 W1 b$ d- a9 P+ y$ A; ]6 T
wakes the newfie up and asks, : A, C U0 b8 ]- n2 A
( b. D M0 q4 L0 B" q'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and( J! B8 _& p) u
comes down with four?'
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0 F( H9 l' u2 w- D4 R6 YThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5" @9 @5 t, ]9 m6 f
and goes back to sleep.
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