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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a$ f! |5 o) Z* `5 Z1 E0 e
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb1 p2 y s3 s6 L3 W5 J! b
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
W8 e* R; e# @; Z l: ^9 d- z* y% ^. fthe newfie would like to play a fun game. 8 y. H- }* W" g' R& B( o1 c3 _
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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. I3 M( Z9 m/ o2 p
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
/ E& Y$ N' w/ I uyou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
7 e* n" E0 e% v+ f* sthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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1 n) g: x! n+ A( u7 @The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
1 ?: ]$ D/ R! g3 vthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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5 t; F+ x) o0 M+ GThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his: y3 ?: n3 Y$ p0 e) s
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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' z) k$ ^+ P8 k9 _& h, Q% vNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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; v8 g. h. D0 uHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with Y" k; h: M7 U: P# k
three legs, and comes down with four?' $ {+ l8 f" v# k/ ^% L$ Q
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all6 V+ C( D# y. {# O8 S' a7 O9 |
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
$ h! K' ^3 H( R: ?+ S* `0 v1 |5 fthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
% L2 M# \; k# C i5 V `" }8 pof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
* D) Y5 w/ }3 N2 S4 |9 U4 j; Y: jhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right7 Q7 K4 A: s/ J
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
# F; v- z$ L3 E- M8 E3 lwakes the newfie up and asks, }/ v, ^( R% Q# m$ P! W3 U& Q
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
7 W2 w1 W4 L2 L( \+ D, Vcomes down with four?' , L/ i9 W* J8 r! `. s. g
5 h, Y; ~3 N5 t# t3 p) p+ BThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5- c/ K+ S" Q5 ~( j; G- G X! [$ ]
and goes back to sleep.
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