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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a' t. w$ Y& A8 I- }( O1 ~
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb. I$ Q6 y* w8 W
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
1 b5 C9 o0 K5 M/ `the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The+ q' {9 D5 V( _: i, s
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
. ]0 O7 ^0 ?& e! y* hask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,- G3 B; q; R* F6 W5 x5 G
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I$ X' c9 w' H) I+ o0 F2 j7 j. A
will pay you $500.
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. M! W1 y$ `) I" t# R This catches the newfie's attention and to keep" s9 D5 f. @6 d1 g/ P7 `
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. / Y" n; ?2 a& O$ P2 A
" h* G+ o! Z' ]7 `. N+ _The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
+ _/ ]+ t5 w. P2 athe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his2 M6 f6 C/ l/ C4 E7 g7 q
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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* h# R3 I: f; {0 iNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with: S& V6 g! T- ^% K
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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9 A! p4 @3 D* E2 ^2 J, a) UThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
5 I7 f! j# d2 c( L: `( Treferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
- j5 j7 M/ ^* |4 }6 R2 v7 _1 bthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour# `$ P: u. ]) S: s4 W& i/ S
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and6 f7 z4 h6 w* u
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right; O1 c+ F* L/ {/ z6 A" F4 p
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and Z3 j I' |& ?' d
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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