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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
) o7 a- W. @. I, i* Blong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
) S9 r2 t2 \2 ^# p. x" L/ othat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
0 z; e2 z* Y7 jthe newfie would like to play a fun game. / o6 |5 p! l: c
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so8 m6 G# e/ C3 I% _3 Z% s9 d/ Q
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The( s, }0 ]+ Q/ `" n' {* @
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I; y0 G7 e$ U8 }% W- F; @) e* ~
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
, h% S) l3 O) @% }3 J" Ayou pay me only $5. - Q7 U* K% Y% a5 o# c* |
1 D: c& F- w- |7 T% _* p6 c( n You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
+ p+ q5 g6 [' m4 z/ I will pay you $500.
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W3 j1 z) Q. p5 z This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
9 t6 @+ W) w- V. E, i* I Fthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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2 n" _, ]8 o% Q' X% AThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's3 c ]' m/ `' [* k7 M! p" r1 R/ q
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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* d: [: j/ y, l Z( I$ ]The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his5 z4 B6 ~3 Y& r. _/ A
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the) C; ^& L' M6 |% N, q
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.& P6 [. {. d! s& q" ^3 ~, [
) i; S) b; x. `He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with+ n7 J3 R, z k
three legs, and comes down with four?' + F5 m0 K2 O7 V8 E' s3 `( \
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
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the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour; _2 E8 Y0 \+ b4 p: y) C; [9 [
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and& ~) d) B; @5 c0 y0 d4 @5 ~
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
1 ?! u2 V4 l5 w: r7 hback to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
w, u k2 s2 m, b! c7 `wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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/ M( z- F u# b# Q# N2 V; cThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $57 [) p* O) m- G5 a
and goes back to sleep.
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