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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a" P+ d) g& F' p( e1 C# M0 Y
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb3 o5 B- `7 J$ g% ?
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
1 `; a0 f4 J: q/ x b: Athe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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. x! T7 K, v* p The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so' s! u5 u- @5 W% `+ m
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
# ^5 x2 ?& \" x4 K/ r lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I! R2 P0 I1 o& A( Q
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,) X( p& n. y3 p' w
you pay me only $5.
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n7 m. n: A1 Y, V: C7 R" o) a You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
+ l2 M2 l i- \ will pay you $500. 1 M$ i- E, q% ~! K$ v4 t8 R9 k8 W& |
; N* Q: s1 K% ?0 i) y" f7 w This catches the newfie's attention and to keep4 o% y- s, m2 y
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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, @) g( H' H0 W( p! v u% r- hThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's% S3 H9 J- W( _% {
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' ) d2 m" f: ?- S
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
) I: Q( e9 w, V6 v2 ^+ w( A0 j4 R* Vpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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5 B* h" G1 P( M X6 A xNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
& [. j* ^, x. l% M; Fthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
, ~# m) @! d5 s6 u/ nreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
2 I' L+ b+ v; Q6 Nthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
# D- ?* O/ W1 s; ? o9 Yof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and" V0 p9 `, E5 s. F$ F. E6 D* w
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
" {- D, Y' a5 K( k9 k) oback to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
! R0 t8 j& h* l3 pwakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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y5 w! N8 T- N/ iThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $50 ?6 a( X: o& v6 q8 @, k
and goes back to sleep.
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