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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a( f* D4 k/ ~# T6 _* `2 m
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb, z) \6 X0 b2 t: r2 S
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if% F; \; I3 w t$ l1 b
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
% M+ p E) j4 j9 l he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
2 {- V" q: a" r) @4 U lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
, L! @# |! n# y W$ B* hask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,9 h4 e9 _& \9 E+ J7 a k
you pay me only $5. / W* Z2 Z8 s( i5 j" H
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep3 e" @! T' s: h5 c# T
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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4 i1 J$ U; E# w' e/ ^$ i- [( \The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's! T5 h5 |" J; S- b V, o
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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# X4 s3 w' h) u3 |' v" bThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
; |7 Q! y, h; a' w9 ]: Y7 kpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the; a {+ K/ i& s6 z5 w+ B
lawyer.
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( D) G0 b0 a# G) e6 ?( F; PNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with/ j+ ~4 i3 _6 I1 K/ |' h7 K
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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* F& @ \8 E# d- O, ]The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
4 A0 S4 m0 A* {/ f0 f P! Greferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
4 U+ D7 k# q, y# x5 N& ethe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
+ a p/ v: E# [$ n4 Nof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and7 F, y1 | m+ o# N
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right. F( q+ t3 l) H/ f( f
back to sleep.
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; ^- u6 s$ K4 L; Y9 fThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He0 O! f6 b/ ` b/ w* O+ M" l
wakes the newfie up and asks, * X% d0 ~6 p# b6 R) G m
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and, Z0 [1 L! g& Z. Y+ E6 F
comes down with four?' . z l1 s" m! c3 D; _& K# z
% ^3 X6 ~, Y+ D5 l0 A) ]The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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