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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a0 [' D' P8 k# d9 W% |
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
8 N, F7 \6 w4 P: t1 l2 v4 {that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
, c2 T- L) ^: I6 }6 f; {8 x" Sthe newfie would like to play a fun game. 1 r) d1 c) q$ ?8 D7 I- d
& X7 L7 k1 ~ K$ g3 p The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so: r5 e* t! f2 H
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
c1 J$ K2 p0 X' z6 W lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
! V8 U# `/ ]/ c+ y$ d+ v6 l& q0 {ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer," g' D* S/ ~. t1 f; n* `
you pay me only $5. / o4 z. N' h* Y+ Q3 ~- G* ~9 O# x
. y$ h& u$ O# y# x: h) X) { You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
$ Q5 Y( M8 e* { T/ P will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep) O" r% [3 G/ l# _- i8 P# S4 E
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. $ |. W) d3 z5 ?! A
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's+ S W1 f) t& T& h
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' ( c. @5 k' h3 g9 {6 R& I5 v
- l/ t; Y/ [! g% X, cThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his4 K, f b5 S- V' n' \6 e3 s$ q; h
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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1 I7 Z. X+ u/ LNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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3 o2 N; u3 O2 Q% ]He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with v5 `0 g# o$ C. h
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all& x p$ E4 L; R
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
' y" M$ y+ N+ K @5 A+ \the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
9 R9 m6 R8 _7 ?/ I* O9 V( a; f6 _$ qof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
X+ S; r2 r) qhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right$ x7 d4 ^ E J+ `, @) B) T
back to sleep. 3 d. o$ z6 q" _/ Q5 G9 z/ ]2 ^
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
6 B- U c& N8 z a# \% rwakes the newfie up and asks,
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4 Q- L! u( f2 p" W4 ^* b* w'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
# o" ^" W. N) ]comes down with four?' 0 H& u8 L1 W. m0 x) E
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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