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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a! N O2 P3 D6 R: i% Q; @
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
7 f2 @% K7 l. K! \. i6 ythat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
# O! R9 A" F3 y; t. Othe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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: H* k4 H. f0 h7 E The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
) |( ?! Z. @* x0 z Y he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
8 R2 q" t9 F- V, c3 ]2 M: ? lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
) F8 o6 ?1 Z% u1 `3 N# O# Aask you a question, and if you don't know the answer," `6 R7 g9 \+ F
you pay me only $5.
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3 W+ q2 b i5 g1 A. g You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I4 g: \6 {/ M% w- v9 ]
will pay you $500.
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D# p1 Y. M7 v% G) m This catches the newfie's attention and to keep+ ?: j8 X& d5 E- o; A) }6 x
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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( v+ W% ] O T# @" u; W+ MThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
$ w) N, j% b4 Wthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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) P2 l; k5 w$ l! T& O: JThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
& b( C M' F% Upocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
9 d$ Y7 Q+ e* O" j, T Zlawyer. 8 t: p* t' v3 D2 T/ n+ Y
' U7 C3 ?& `) NNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
3 `( W/ z P9 ?- q% E! ^6 bthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
6 e. t' g7 W s: G7 ]references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all! J# f4 x" S/ k5 `1 [% H+ q) `& S
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
* K0 X( l0 W" x" {& P/ f- f a1 Qof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
; r, X4 f4 V: U6 c$ q8 Q3 L. b2 uhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right& {" |3 N( L* q* N0 K
back to sleep.
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9 y( v! j' ?# q' P! [5 vThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He' n0 v4 S9 v" r
wakes the newfie up and asks, : y2 B. i" S+ f8 i( u8 \* c3 e
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and& p/ X& D6 q! X: U8 \1 B
comes down with four?' ( O. H$ b2 }: ?7 _; P; V; R& T6 h
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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