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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a6 L9 L! W" N+ x3 o, _7 P/ p% H
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb- j+ H. r6 L2 E4 A/ ^. ^; F5 a
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if9 n1 F i- i4 t6 Z D
the newfie would like to play a fun game. ' O; C" _$ w! n, e5 Z% U
8 H8 S3 ~, A( X& c4 ~! p: x The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so2 m- f) W% C/ m1 n6 O, l1 @
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
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ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,( c8 |" [4 w4 |! {, S/ m! ^1 T7 x8 O; c
you pay me only $5.
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/ C2 O R( I$ u8 p( n You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
, g& }) u$ A$ }% X1 W$ }# w will pay you $500. 6 P! t+ o r' d! v8 V/ d0 D
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
4 A0 n2 v! A- dthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ) \+ ?& l5 d) i* p& v
* {% Z2 }8 H" d1 h" VThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
j4 K2 \' |" ~3 A( p% X% a+ s6 _" athe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 9 W* y5 S' s6 ?: N$ c- {
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
2 h% j/ |0 H- c* ]6 F; B7 ]! G) kpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn." T2 K3 O. M7 D, n* C" F; W, ]& \
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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|2 Z+ x' o% `& |, uThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all: ]- z% @- B5 }8 Q8 ^% w* |# i
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
8 _4 u0 J- \+ _- e& d- `+ m# s! `the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
; @/ s" Z% w5 M4 |of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and7 j# U: a" d8 v# @% p9 k, K
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right" Q$ Q! t' [- P5 L# j
back to sleep.
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8 o% x+ i8 x# Z; q' BThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
7 X6 ~. W5 B! Z4 _5 H" o' nwakes the newfie up and asks,
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; N% o1 L2 L" F# _7 `. W'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and; ?+ B4 f( c- x; O; e* ?
comes down with four?' 9 M1 S+ P8 T( `
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5. G0 m. y1 o5 ?! F# G/ q( X; l
and goes back to sleep.
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