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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a, v/ L" v2 u$ y
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb* U2 w/ q$ E1 t
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if3 a0 n* D, N) G L
the newfie would like to play a fun game. * _- D9 R! c, R1 z; r1 \
) R( u7 {" `+ s, k6 ~" M, L# e The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
0 a6 R/ V0 N/ ~) y: a7 T9 X he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The5 Y2 ]; _% l7 c( `: g
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
. s8 _5 R1 T1 p# [' C9 t- `ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
: Q: ~! t/ D1 zyou pay me only $5. 2 F1 t, D& b/ q
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I2 p. X6 ~, m" s3 L) y& F* J
will pay you $500.
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4 k8 |4 Q* g1 B; x7 n This catches the newfie's attention and to keep0 t0 h" ~, `3 z' F5 r& ~8 C
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. , O) I2 I1 [3 z8 \' ^: u7 s& c5 k
; l5 `1 I* |1 b' D/ f9 |& oThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's' s1 E E. v9 v& x
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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8 e9 T# @0 W M9 H2 J u+ gThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
4 [& k& h/ _0 c9 s8 e: i8 P1 s1 {pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the9 @) i9 t% j8 d3 R5 s5 r
lawyer. & I0 J3 I) O! t4 t! R
6 U/ ^& G. W: ?3 @; r' cNow, it's the newfie's turn.$ j0 U7 ]& T1 G5 z4 e
+ E* ]3 X( N3 h5 T, j7 ]' [He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with" f1 `, H* }: E
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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$ E( x+ O4 n, l& E! v0 TThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all! U/ r: `& f, R5 p% y+ w
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all0 P1 G, p L! m
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
6 C$ g# Z/ _- p0 v5 d% V) eof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and) u! x0 ]4 X+ M$ [
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right5 x% v5 ^; ?1 x/ \# i4 r
back to sleep.
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8 U% L' U, H( M1 X& r, NThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He8 C( k# X( Z/ }$ C8 u8 l( z
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and" q; _! d N: P
comes down with four?' ! |+ Z4 i, n* P: [' E3 G4 P! p) k
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $56 I$ H3 [ Y8 N+ Y8 p& m
and goes back to sleep.
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