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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a& S8 F: l8 C! O2 M: Z
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb, {- Z N2 T/ E( ?. n
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if4 ?+ s0 a( v3 ~9 P) a+ R; s
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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3 ]& \" K; s1 _ The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so6 } _& V; `; {
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The2 o: K1 l/ ?' j. O q3 {
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I8 x% W( a r( {
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,& F# }1 q& V) I# c
you pay me only $5.
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# c) r6 B: I Z4 u" |% T You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I' Q: v0 h ^, M6 f
will pay you $500. ! O0 C& R3 y; B/ d5 w8 n7 w* w
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep, B* A4 R& X+ A' d1 h& a% ]
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 2 C6 n# O; b9 y
1 O& S7 i( ^7 m* J3 v, {% x/ wThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
N# U! ^0 U0 J* U# q' V" U Lthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' / Y9 f1 c& e+ J
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his9 V6 h7 U( D* M8 {! B
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the3 d% [7 L% Y2 N6 A1 J
lawyer. / K, H* m; n& v+ k7 S" H9 E+ n
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Now, it's the newfie's turn. w% H& i9 T# ]% I; D! g
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with( x) F4 `! W& b9 ?
three legs, and comes down with four?' E- B6 k7 |7 w1 ?# [9 A2 w# F! {! u
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all9 S% E% R' U, ^7 J5 y5 X9 k/ ~! G
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all+ W$ D" I% [/ V" s. F; ?& j( P
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour" W+ J4 [: m/ B; b% o5 K
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and+ ^7 l' p- C. @1 ]0 X
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right1 k5 z' E% W4 A/ K
back to sleep.
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! ]" J, T) `$ n. TThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
- L- U: @1 N+ I5 S) {8 C" }; Dwakes the newfie up and asks, ( G* t4 E5 F9 p! j* [* N& P5 j
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and' b: l! k1 \) o
comes down with four?'
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/ z# s: L+ ^9 p5 {The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5. ^3 @6 \5 G+ T4 y& ?( P
and goes back to sleep.- Y0 n: `5 `8 s- w% ] D
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