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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a" y4 P" W- v; O6 Z2 d6 b
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb" y1 r! f7 V+ `* ^6 ~$ G
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
, j! @ t) w! T6 C- q1 f' R: T% F3 ^the newfie would like to play a fun game. . Z3 p) W: t l5 |$ a
8 t0 f( N# n# \5 y' C The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
" B/ d `! \5 H( r0 H2 Y3 i he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The. b' S0 N; M% c) k* T. A2 O
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
4 o' v m2 [! ^% k5 O( lask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
' g' N' G" L8 S" I% Eyou pay me only $5.
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8 f! Z6 `$ t; k5 V# ^1 ]" ~ You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I& z; \* |6 i. w/ q) `8 [* n0 t- c
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
t0 Q6 K% C2 F4 G3 uthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ' O# @$ W8 g( C
6 Z$ U: B- L: a& YThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's9 j0 F( V9 g9 {
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' % N2 m: L% }! L% N
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his& S+ b$ Z+ e2 M( h# t% M# x
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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4 z3 R) v8 |2 T- r7 WNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with3 j! ~ y/ a a3 t. z
three legs, and comes down with four?' - |! J, \ X- o% X4 v- w/ F( \
5 W, O; v1 h0 \) `0 x. XThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
# m' Q8 b( j* T4 p, K" Dreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
. _& P% l5 K4 ?5 e5 E$ j6 @. sthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour( h1 P: d: K; @' L- M
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and3 c0 ^0 U( M5 o( n
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right6 Y8 n) L4 q+ A1 L. ~
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He% c1 }2 V: Z4 S9 ~/ \) k5 T
wakes the newfie up and asks, 0 [6 {5 c5 \8 \" }
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and* _+ v' D& X5 @5 n- w% z
comes down with four?' 9 A) x: q5 c: k7 ^8 \: _' y- C
$ \+ R! n! N" _( G, b1 w( s- j# cThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5# F7 r0 [, Y9 ^$ k6 M
and goes back to sleep. P$ e d8 S$ L: p* ?' j
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