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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a* F! A! B; x. ]1 |
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb( T2 i3 J4 z) V& U+ I# O7 P5 V
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if ` g- ~ ?8 D' F1 F: N
the newfie would like to play a fun game. " p6 ]! Q; ~2 e1 s
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so! d7 |9 ^2 n" t* P- [0 c7 v4 ^2 b
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The8 D7 H% G, N3 w/ i( E( O8 b% _
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I' A& J+ I! y4 K$ V: E: p
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,: T- }! s5 p( Z5 p% I
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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- R5 M: h: j; V! d4 U* P. XThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
: R# D8 N$ U' n5 \% |# W/ D( Zthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
+ v: n5 P" a5 o, ~& Tpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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: C6 i; b+ v% q, b' I; S0 x1 XNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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! p# T8 c) P0 x h1 B& J q+ KHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
1 T, L- P6 w% v' O& X2 M# Mthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
" R$ ^; q: n3 ?: {4 H5 Hreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
! r/ i; j' |" e' w# |the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
a: @( F2 C. Y! Cof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
0 ^% `$ m" z3 `2 P, Khands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
: V5 X; O6 T4 `3 Sback to sleep. ' I! n: a) W; ?% t! M q: W
* V& [) |3 O" mThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He5 Q. _, j3 c8 n' ~/ g1 r
wakes the newfie up and asks, / o A2 p E8 G0 C8 J }
- T" q: O% S% w4 E( p'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and1 g3 L9 y. @! Y, O x
comes down with four?'
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) W! B; |2 y# W0 j# |4 BThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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