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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
1 }: W% @5 I4 u" blong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
1 V( Y0 `- R: uthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
5 @8 {. W5 m( n& K2 Rthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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6 f) t) o9 O7 m+ Q a The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
6 o3 h' ^2 q# [9 P/ E he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
9 a6 t8 c; M: }& C lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I/ v* B. O* y/ R, B) D6 ]+ E3 u+ b
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,/ O; C" e6 S: ]. y, z
you pay me only $5. ' q- Z; s8 v8 t. C0 _, }
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I i4 v1 q2 ^ X6 c8 h# n/ P: Y" F
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's) G- G9 m; {8 b6 r" }
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' % s& s0 h- N) Y9 W& `1 [) f ^
( \: r2 g: H3 E2 l8 y% k% F q, tThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his! d. ?5 ?& \6 |
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the7 `# a; j ]" t% ? x& v* M1 l" S
lawyer.
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4 @: r1 s$ G% E. q5 uNow, it's the newfie's turn.. t! ^5 x- Y( j6 n9 N% q+ y
% ^- \' U6 C8 g- k: xHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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+ D- V3 Z5 O6 m8 C% fThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all1 O" @% D( T% u; ]1 _( d2 j& R) f+ V
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all) Y' t( j9 t1 L! f$ P4 K7 M
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour* [0 G4 _" E% i, R8 I
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
( g3 [, n& ]% h. v. shands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right7 @" [3 t5 `" y0 P+ M
back to sleep. 3 ~6 [% N# r0 O8 {& Y
) u1 b' t2 K7 ^6 DThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
_+ |) k. k+ v3 i. ?. q/ nwakes the newfie up and asks, ) F- I( k8 ^4 P, W4 e6 D
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and5 @! e+ [/ Z+ g8 M3 S
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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