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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
# p5 ?! x$ b: W' v' xlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb" {4 S- R ^" B. D8 K1 I0 n
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
! B# L$ Q, k5 o7 S+ {2 vthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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+ c4 N5 E0 ]) Z; T W7 c The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
4 ~% i) M* A' t! } he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
+ t3 Z a: X+ d' G1 X lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
5 ?+ G. _: _8 H( V! {8 R# A0 |ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,$ D ^% z3 Q |; D# W' D
you pay me only $5. , _- m2 O, S/ K- N
2 Y8 C0 `! @' z E You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
' ~% L& U7 [- l" K8 Z( X5 z$ \) \ will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's1 `8 j, u. D# _! H
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his+ D" t3 E0 b8 `( z: d$ c# d s
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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, h* V% V; c3 E# ONow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with0 z) b$ `$ d9 |0 i" i: e1 {
three legs, and comes down with four?' 4 I# @& u9 e. k U
5 D# V& G( q+ l6 D- ZThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
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the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
7 y. e) V, O6 d7 Fof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
, T7 r& R) j, khands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right: K0 t9 B+ Z/ T; @# q+ w6 |, w/ k
back to sleep. , P7 { D1 C: }" {0 O& l
! n; c+ G$ o. t- X8 z6 }7 mThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He1 i ^& j. {+ m, E! S' ?
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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! U' N* J2 D- L! W5 n'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and% r9 E/ ~! z$ T/ D6 r3 q
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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