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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
6 h9 m A* I/ `long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
) K( e4 @2 C, Z0 A3 n5 Dthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if* ]% L7 u0 `* o4 D# B
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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, N' w! C. _% m The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
* I& Q$ n2 @, a- @( A. q3 k he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
6 e2 b I; ?7 j3 P* f% { lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I- r0 Q) Q5 S- X3 F. Y* E
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,# c& U3 Z y' ~9 q6 q! r/ t
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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$ n5 t- `! J, n$ e; v; F This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
8 u; Q& ^, h/ ?/ t4 ?2 wthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ; \: Q6 A9 _+ V' ]: r1 Q
" D9 \% a+ W. s* e8 SThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's9 f: |' h4 E7 L3 m7 g: z
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' ( K1 n0 y1 O/ Y/ d
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
! Y( g3 E2 p7 g" A$ }pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the; h; s8 [$ `! `. T( n3 C
lawyer. 2 G7 a4 e4 ^' y: F& J6 b
, x5 ^: j( J/ i+ sNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
9 y% X" V/ V4 j B% C. ]' Lthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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* R& ~1 f4 K4 g! h7 @The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all& J9 i9 b j& @! t# I D" b- ~3 e
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all8 L! i. h7 V1 h: f; z
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour! @, O- ?! M% u& O# {8 {) a
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and5 q3 X- Z, r( @8 {9 y
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right6 K2 C. f+ c v& i6 T8 a; ^
back to sleep.
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. k' O1 ?0 I' e- ~$ F* V$ {" dThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He/ M# O% L! ^& K/ y
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and. O, f& R' v8 @' d: _/ C5 O
comes down with four?' 5 G1 A- k- n" R2 A, n
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $50 N2 ?9 v5 w* j& _2 i/ Z
and goes back to sleep.
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