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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a# K2 }+ e( f( {- O# O. B! y
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb# g, [$ A" u% t% K+ F
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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1 M, ~; B9 ]9 k, v6 E lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I9 ?9 N' H- I/ j R: {4 N
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,% R$ e/ f5 N. X2 \. a' i
you pay me only $5. ( f( @1 E) O+ j* |* P1 T$ `& F- [
' I# X, J, g! o2 G( Y3 ~ You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
- y/ h" [ P& u: j2 e% w will pay you $500. & b. T# S. _2 D+ s1 t; Y% O
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
2 I! i+ G( N" g4 V# Uthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' , l! q( `+ p% e& |' w1 J. [
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
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lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with3 m- c; w0 u( |9 W! H) D1 I
three legs, and comes down with four?' 5 Y; t( x: S" ]: [9 ?
- m9 [! `/ F, t$ t! b6 s& ~% b% AThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all }. ?$ y M. T, l- d: {
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all3 B# B: i/ j2 w( |
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour3 ~; G2 S5 q( r0 I
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
! h2 z- Q/ Z* i0 _ y; w, |) Uhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right* q- p. H! y6 o" G0 _: L5 S
back to sleep. 0 [+ n& {; {* U3 U
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He* C6 p @: G& {7 n$ r. b j
wakes the newfie up and asks, ) E& ?& J: C, z
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and" \. A% H! b) Q3 B& T
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5& ^$ u7 h2 e+ K1 m* r
and goes back to sleep.
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