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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a9 K3 o+ B/ C7 u! y) M
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
/ h- V" D1 \+ B, I8 X( ?that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
1 e! q. H; j l! |7 ythe newfie would like to play a fun game. 9 g' z2 h0 p& z& y; K5 v
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
7 g2 `* ?+ r1 H8 g$ L6 h, C he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
0 |( N8 K! w, Q, x" { lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
0 V, A3 |1 T6 F% ~% |" k" ^ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
3 s7 z6 x# A, b9 L/ _ i ^you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I0 ^4 `, _) i2 z- f# ^. G/ s) Q* d
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep' b+ G9 [0 p" |7 ~
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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8 J; x9 I, N( L7 W; W! G5 LThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
6 P) Z% h+ e. C; D, V) b$ ^+ ^: othe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' $ ?. {$ m; r# K
! j8 O/ j) e. a n4 s) CThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
/ N& z; Q+ |1 R" n0 Lpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
0 f6 q% z; q# L" U0 Dlawyer.
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5 s/ C% w$ y, m" W. L( WNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all" s+ V5 j: g2 g0 c `
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
6 j3 V% P" u2 b, x1 u8 Q7 j; k+ Zthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
2 ?& C9 n, G. r/ `+ ?( [of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
' K( Q$ [* K5 ?! c! g6 Z0 ]hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
# H9 o# |2 ~5 S) o' y0 ^back to sleep.
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4 U& ]' S$ J& P* F2 T. `9 TThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He. r9 \& O7 H! r0 |; Z0 R# H* m, w
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and, G& i3 b) y0 H6 \, ^0 e# M9 p) c2 ~
comes down with four?'
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7 u9 W2 X J% D3 P& d9 d/ rThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5# \* [2 o! [% A: t; ?9 }9 |
and goes back to sleep.
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