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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a5 k- H# p! t5 u" _. G- r
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb% \* ~5 \1 E9 v3 g) m/ _
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
( k4 `3 T* p$ D2 cthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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9 t8 u0 `2 C# i; H7 H" g, ^6 Y The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so, G' H- g8 c1 p' U, i3 A8 E6 B
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The" ~7 t7 N( ~7 t( `
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I# {3 H: y, m( z' | e9 g+ |- {& \
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
8 ?6 H7 u% V( L5 Y6 R& | z& Q# Tyou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I. u- u& W; J* X+ b" b. N: g
will pay you $500. ! e/ b& `" z/ A" [
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep8 F: ]' ^; h( J& l
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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2 A( o& q" A) I: r* [* {4 WThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's0 L J; a7 h9 O& K5 x$ B' y' n
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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( L* C3 Q. v2 ^The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
2 ?! [- S+ o- t4 r$ g7 c, spocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the7 j3 T5 d; w! X | [
lawyer. + e8 k; X" A! c5 X( G2 V/ N! X
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.9 i* s4 Q+ W4 G W: J9 n
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
! Z: s; \# Q1 R5 x+ X; ~( Qthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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" _3 O! D4 [& a$ N% @1 ]8 |$ C! D8 ]The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all# j, O- a8 l1 a, U/ M
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all6 N$ E1 s0 s' Z7 Y6 u. a) n. W
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
3 f- F K9 f1 H7 n0 h9 c$ Fof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and9 Z/ _# @& c2 @5 e) `$ ^
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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% ?$ J! G$ ~, b+ r# eThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He b* a1 {$ Z- a! r
wakes the newfie up and asks, 5 k- x$ d0 A. K6 f
3 J7 E4 A2 A' i6 _" r'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and$ B9 q: h/ g" |; T
comes down with four?' 9 T2 T2 z# _4 y% l
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $51 F7 T8 G3 K' G( d5 H
and goes back to sleep.( {- Q- [1 x. H a; r& ]1 K
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