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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
g# @& r! e, v0 `long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
8 T/ A1 C; d6 p+ ?( l$ e0 Athat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
) G0 I4 B. W, q7 d% t: wthe newfie would like to play a fun game. + Q+ V( p* P+ A
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
2 c! M5 K* @. P3 q$ |8 W" Iask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
5 A" [1 l, d* j9 V+ Y4 pyou pay me only $5. . L6 v$ O* G# d$ V& b- F4 ~
1 J7 _3 @ V9 I7 M# s) V You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I/ q- ]' h9 j* H& F- L( K
will pay you $500.
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+ b3 |) Z5 D6 k# v4 o This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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0 n$ f7 w9 G) K1 B- `" ]; n$ iThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
, e" u$ o* ]! w0 y2 I, Qthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his; ^: V/ M; F: {- S9 O( x; R
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the7 J7 F7 [1 o* y
lawyer. 5 C* m$ o" b# r: w* @, C
: T! Y t1 U7 ONow, it's the newfie's turn.
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* u/ R) S/ |* \) JHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
6 i9 }2 L* `( T' C$ L2 | |three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
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the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
9 j; X* a% d O& I. Cof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and7 N5 F( g* l. G7 d' s. j
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
. e5 [; a0 |% k* {4 U) fback to sleep. & {& K9 A3 \; A
* O, \" p# q# e+ R8 y. W- U; q- i! xThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
$ j: ^# T' ^$ z( @5 A o6 T* awakes the newfie up and asks, 1 T, I2 q* s* U: ]9 K7 N, t0 I
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and( T7 I7 s$ T7 k- z) I$ ?. J
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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