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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
' N( H; F9 M. j* r- K+ g0 }4 Y. zlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
0 ^1 s: o l) T/ S# Rthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if4 R# ]% Y& P# W- e3 D& h- M
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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' n& Z9 j% e2 Z% t+ p) s: V The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so) S1 e8 \! f3 @
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
7 U: e& p3 L7 n, |7 o F1 A lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I( X0 C8 [ ~ d* t' j2 I
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,6 A$ X8 U* l2 ^+ H5 |; O
you pay me only $5. , ], B1 @% w5 a
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I% ?9 }. X8 B4 O4 C! f& q
will pay you $500.
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; }2 ?, c7 U( ^6 D7 U+ X This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
2 r2 a: t, q" w1 ]- D$ Vthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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& [9 o/ M8 _- y0 N7 u$ O/ _The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his( Y7 w5 R$ j J
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the# W! ^3 N5 @) j5 R( [3 v4 T$ F
lawyer.
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9 ], p! ~# A* ]! pNow, it's the newfie's turn.) @# G/ o+ G3 l4 e4 A; _
1 q h& i* u4 B' [; Y( @+ D6 BHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with7 ? T: |% F8 D& N0 y, c
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
7 o" y- v3 ?$ l9 uof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and, g- Z) ^$ ?1 X" a0 v
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right( G" w9 m" s' E% S
back to sleep.
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. [( |: S9 x* B9 {The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He3 ?9 }4 m; A3 }' a2 A
wakes the newfie up and asks, 3 ^5 s& u, q4 Y" r
) k' }/ @3 E0 x'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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; F( c- L. h* x0 i# v$ O7 ]1 vThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5$ {# A; l9 ?5 ^8 P9 e& D( |
and goes back to sleep.+ ^+ y4 v( i) u
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