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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a! D, V" r) q- I) F9 f" z# U
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb2 _: p8 _0 H) x+ f
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if" A6 _/ p' ~( i4 ^% A/ W- {4 G
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 9 h( D; g; O1 C1 t! W! O
+ ]$ c9 U8 m$ E+ I, T$ F# Z4 D The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so7 O! n$ t6 I1 {
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The6 f6 e7 L3 R; B/ t
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
, H# r4 N& I4 ^. }) u' oask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
6 l5 V( z X" o7 b9 ?! N- |3 f2 ~you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I7 ?7 d# `* \4 I) K; @0 p& a
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
7 `. I5 z# d, v: a( Gthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. * G- B: _: c& F" F! c0 w
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's! E1 z8 \" i; `
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 4 E4 |% u. M7 N7 O
( T. m( A }! ?/ r7 ?) VThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his$ q1 T! F2 s3 ^2 P
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
; a3 t3 K- o d' b. g* tlawyer.
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! A/ h& A: J4 S8 oNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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5 ^! S, t% K% p8 K4 d7 THe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
2 ?, G6 O: x% V! Jthree legs, and comes down with four?' 3 a' Y% x$ j) D/ o% i
) |, E8 ^+ J& T' `$ _9 ^* [7 E+ xThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
: I# v- x" G2 L1 V4 x: D/ p: Freferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
3 x3 }' z5 C/ `; ]+ Rthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour- ?! ~; E) o' L, J' `) |4 Q
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
/ Z1 j5 {5 v0 y B0 j! Fhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right5 ~2 |: L, m8 k6 Y5 q
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He& c+ D" ^$ G* O
wakes the newfie up and asks, + i- L) q% ^% ]; m( q+ u2 ^
9 u* G1 _$ Z* [- y'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and' C% m& \/ M$ k7 N2 f3 c
comes down with four?' 2 N) H; X! M) [. D& U
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5 @. ?) ]. e' w0 y
and goes back to sleep.
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