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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a4 N f' N& v3 Z' w7 B3 L* k3 c
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
: u5 ^5 _" d4 |9 T4 k5 tthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if, {& X+ K% I4 T2 J
the newfie would like to play a fun game. ~. W) O1 o }- ]
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
, {* h4 [3 y* I8 Q8 ` he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
' `+ P1 ]* w) H8 s5 r7 m1 x lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
8 h% q' ]6 x5 s. O- K! | Yask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
; ~; }, M: U6 D* v4 {you pay me only $5. 2 Z6 q6 t# F! z- ]
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I8 ?8 ^9 q) ^1 ?, I
will pay you $500.
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" @" w! L5 U% l0 y p This catches the newfie's attention and to keep6 L/ V$ D/ v% b0 P" G9 Y
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 7 c: X& v: U" ^! ]" i8 w3 s
- i) E e P; p* w) XThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
7 V8 J: O) v% l( ^% Ithe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 3 E9 ?; H! n3 H8 |! Z! p5 A
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his4 D1 O5 J% u. i4 _3 c8 _
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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0 A! T) k6 e8 W8 m- A7 `Now, it's the newfie's turn., T" r! A5 @0 l- D1 r! _
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
+ T. `5 z7 k) ?three legs, and comes down with four?'
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4 b0 S# [6 _1 B: J: t4 WThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
' l) P/ m: ^' l* A6 areferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all7 S- r# z5 `# R$ K& h
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour$ ~0 H8 n6 |* B/ t3 K3 f* J1 m* `
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and. o h0 t" Z1 G
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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4 V% x2 ~0 {7 v& y2 |& MThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
; k$ a0 x/ [3 e( Kwakes the newfie up and asks,
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, v2 [4 e- ~4 E: E6 Z: q- o'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and! W2 g6 D1 S; ^) L* g
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5" R t% r3 e+ D- z/ \
and goes back to sleep.
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