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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a% W8 t. {9 O! h9 ]
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb6 ^/ b& t% B0 e* P
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
7 j. c+ j5 q' @" J) |( hthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
9 Z) J1 q5 S: ` he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The4 V" Z4 E# ]; Q N" y
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
7 o3 r; P: Z2 ` c5 z/ V; Task you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
8 j" z+ x" l' M: G) Fyou pay me only $5.
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- l. K9 |4 M. j6 h6 | You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
$ P: W% H9 e8 \3 d2 x) R will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
6 \' w" b, b9 Y9 l& X0 kthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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0 o# T2 \) {; \( W5 zThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's0 o- l0 O: l4 U9 r
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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4 |9 P: J. n4 T! jThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
! F% ?; R8 f w3 bpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
- g2 x1 w8 m+ Y6 G7 L" Vlawyer.
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8 B. n7 u5 E ^- e% @0 r: f/ tNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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( I3 |5 z- Z/ Q. D5 S9 s0 E- r, n4 HHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with: Z, j2 w, Y8 K. ?* K6 m
three legs, and comes down with four?' / c3 g) r1 s8 l# @, s
& U9 c. Y4 B# E# s$ jThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
. W% b0 _1 w2 r0 z* F9 H% ]; a! kreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
& J2 n. n4 N) [$ s4 r* o* hthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
0 w5 Q: {( {/ o: K$ iof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
. c- x" Z9 d. I& ghands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
( l7 m z8 `3 z8 \$ S$ z2 Eback to sleep. * K+ _. Z& m( N8 ~/ k+ F( \
" t8 q4 P7 E5 c) a% J) VThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He4 Z% n8 }2 C I* b
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and8 {; C9 D1 G5 o* O: \$ I
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5& r" k3 }' |% B" J$ y6 J
and goes back to sleep.
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