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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a: v. U3 P8 |* T$ J) d% {! N
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
% l6 P" M9 v, i" u# ~5 qthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
! l# Q2 Y5 o) w+ L1 L; M& ^the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so8 K7 d6 x5 A) q
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
/ n+ T+ y6 S, b, d lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I! g( l. ~* _$ g0 p* i" k' M) j
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,$ \4 b4 c3 @4 I8 M! ?2 L7 S
you pay me only $5. ! r9 @ i5 G% i( ^* y
8 q% E3 l/ U0 K% Z5 z' H! ?) B& f You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
2 [4 }5 E7 r" | Y% f4 V! w will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep3 U+ y/ ^3 q5 I! ?) u) m
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. " V2 B; J" c# O- h0 c
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
( B# H/ ?: ]! t1 nthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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- }( n( c( J8 P) b5 U$ ?The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
3 `% ~5 }% C/ l" y! t. a7 rpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
$ E* q$ R1 y0 J6 ^: @' ^& dlawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with8 m6 q2 X M M- |1 i
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all$ K! ]" B' d J8 |8 E0 T% T
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all5 }& ]$ U1 N. `8 K: A
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour' ~9 f0 J9 ~9 D/ m( [0 \( M
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
% i3 W- u) T; o/ e4 Q, bhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
6 C4 N) L8 J/ A, t0 _6 ^back to sleep.
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3 A" i+ b# E& IThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He w+ g3 N9 G2 y6 v2 S6 i/ w$ H
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
4 w# r0 H2 f. F0 X3 i) ccomes down with four?'
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- R- p/ ]% o" l( w( d3 jThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5/ D6 [3 J" I3 |
and goes back to sleep./ u2 N2 I% j) f! M* X
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