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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a& n, i& b$ U7 y" O6 E
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb+ A3 b/ b! z0 ^% |
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if- x6 I# J Q p! ~
the newfie would like to play a fun game. ; ^- O w$ ~7 Q" _# ]
' d6 q7 k! d- Y9 [+ ^1 G: j The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
6 G- B$ c8 F y( U$ r he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
. l- v; l; H3 t: T% L, c% G1 a lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
5 n2 q' X4 Q9 E, d% t2 o6 [ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
- u5 {' r- x9 h" a, C. I8 Zyou pay me only $5. . C2 v$ s' D9 x. x$ ^3 v( W
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
; U; J1 d, j* N& Athe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. . Y; ^- F a- m9 \& Q; ]4 q W- r# T
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's7 H$ e$ L. F& m
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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- A3 a% c# ^( V: {. K$ e/ ]& GThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
9 f( V* B- ], ~( y8 ?& Wpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the$ D) ~) F M) G2 @4 X% r- o
lawyer.
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% `! X* n1 T: o- W6 \+ oNow, it's the newfie's turn." M$ m. n. D4 Q) X' P
, l$ J/ }! j+ P) `2 IHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with2 [; B7 \; H3 V; B
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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4 M7 T' B/ x# _) Q4 jThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
/ R' f$ J! R' Wreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
+ H8 I, y( l* K; g$ Vthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
% t' H4 O" n* Mof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and/ b3 I) w5 E- t/ L
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right9 {7 s9 O8 `8 {% t# S' P
back to sleep. . i; M6 M0 b+ }# d. ]
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
/ Q8 P G' @0 Ewakes the newfie up and asks, - z$ `, h1 z! C+ d8 D2 t
2 Q" \' T5 m! l2 [6 ['Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
5 D( f; i4 j9 \* f# d; tcomes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5" o8 R" c- ], X2 W
and goes back to sleep.
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