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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a% S1 }9 Y" D d2 g0 ~" ^
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
0 b8 {: `3 X7 V- q$ athat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
. m4 b! {$ h' N0 Jthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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" l* e6 Y1 x2 Q4 c* p: I. k/ K The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so, e0 X( ~. W% m8 |" m, T, N2 Z
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The( G R l: M) G, l
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I/ k9 a+ h6 n5 Q% s' z% q1 h
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
4 M1 `- p% t$ G- T! m7 l- myou pay me only $5.
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# ]- i5 a, O$ R* \ 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
' ^4 X8 Z, ?1 p2 Hthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 5 {* m0 W$ v- M) \8 D2 z
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's$ q* @& D, g' [8 `& [
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 6 c& r9 K5 w& ^: ?
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
7 m# g% k/ T" R' k! T) k" upocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the; _* D6 l! q k
lawyer. - Z, H$ M2 y l0 ]+ x
. u A, K2 H& E3 W) n: sNow, it's the newfie's turn.# _$ u4 G' Z( @* q
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with1 o0 \% p4 J1 _6 W
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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0 h+ G5 _& x1 K1 Z% c9 d( [) AThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all. B. m8 ~+ l5 a4 d+ `
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all2 c/ I" B3 ]' c6 d! u' c
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour! I1 R% A# q# p$ p) I! G% H& g6 u2 j s
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and1 H$ V& p4 h. @ B
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
# R# q/ j1 y, V$ \6 kback to sleep. + o! Q3 n0 v/ L6 q6 O
2 \7 X3 [; v9 ?, ]/ ZThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
2 ?2 b9 O# F' A4 s# r: c+ G# d) Nwakes the newfie up and asks, 0 }# K& _/ J3 Q1 k, I
3 `5 A6 j% N% u' A* f; U. P'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and6 d* z( v r0 l; T6 ]" G8 k
comes down with four?' / L( F+ s; }' g( D" ]. h
/ A3 w* ~/ e8 V4 G" p) q3 [The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5/ r; x: k; t: q/ ]6 j9 G
and goes back to sleep.
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