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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a9 k" ^+ P' V6 b O& h
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
9 y4 n9 ?/ ^8 t4 G" u0 |( x$ othat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if/ j) p! J, H% A6 I1 G* Y
the newfie would like to play a fun game. ! f% [: ]8 T$ ]) K! r9 U& l6 ~" e
8 h4 N/ k) x3 }' ]1 i The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
* F; B" ]4 ]7 v7 |+ u; i he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
( F$ t8 v% A, _2 d Y lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I0 T9 \1 i4 j9 }/ N6 D. E g
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,' e. |( S0 A% _& x( t
you pay me only $5.
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! x. W% |& F$ U9 q# h You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
0 L7 i, B) L8 ^7 E will pay you $500. - l9 X& c h3 l1 F1 }
4 b0 t2 M4 O1 v, H. w5 a0 s1 p This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
- V( [# W7 \" f9 j8 ythe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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( P2 e2 v! H$ l3 y$ q& mThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's/ l- m; i. D% e
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his+ M. C' }" L3 e9 ~# Y
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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# |. g M- p) kNow, it's the newfie's turn.0 J7 [. Q/ X! ]! A
2 Y+ Y$ L+ d8 K, F9 I" VHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
6 b* e4 b! ]( Hthree legs, and comes down with four?' , u) o: H! m/ `; l% s4 b1 v2 b- s
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all5 Y6 R6 [% V @' v) R4 D4 p0 S4 m
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all* `1 g/ c0 @! K x, M
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour+ T* E# J% {3 ]8 \6 J/ v
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
2 H+ c j0 [/ J. qhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right: ?4 e e2 K* H4 c% j+ Y, y
back to sleep.
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# q' O& t6 v. y3 k. s: t' N6 \The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He4 r! P. F4 A/ @6 r- @
wakes the newfie up and asks, 6 u" t! S: w) a, W" _
/ I8 e! v' R# `5 N% b1 k( l: E( s'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and8 V9 V# T1 J8 |0 f" s" `
comes down with four?' 1 ]( H0 B: g3 ?) S
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5, a( h7 k+ L6 I4 x( _% L. a
and goes back to sleep.5 \+ @) I) P1 ~
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