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A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a N' @+ h7 b4 X) G9 n
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
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9 m+ Q, g! [& hthe newfie would like to play a fun game. : |" l: y" |) g0 S
1 W4 m) u* f- R The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I9 g# y- C' J( [% S6 x4 [
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,4 l: ]* @& g3 k
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I2 {3 w+ w- G9 e' ~
will pay you $500. " w5 d7 w' ~& F, |" a/ X$ |6 `
2 y+ r% _' J% T% c% O This catches the newfie's attention and to keep7 W6 W) M" ?; R) o! E+ [; T
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ; f- J( N4 C% R; y0 v+ l
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
" Z, x; F$ v, b& O9 Pthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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2 m0 s ^, {& F/ u# a+ V7 _The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his, s8 K, G, u/ S: T% ?+ |/ y
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the1 m( z1 {: B# {; A5 A$ n
lawyer.
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& R" u/ @- E9 O* I+ t7 k. WNow, it's the newfie's turn.. @9 A7 v+ x! E" ^* E: l
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with* e4 {9 {* V9 ~% ?' P
three legs, and comes down with four?' 0 ~) f+ Q( w$ h" H; Q
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
% L! U+ \# q0 A2 J$ ]& ^8 preferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
7 W& a( |" M- ?! k: u; g4 |4 Ethe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
{$ E3 b* A. S) ^of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and: w: U# R& S# } k) J/ G6 J
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right6 ^5 j( K/ L1 w
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
0 i$ p! L' U% ]4 Uwakes the newfie up and asks,
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2 |! S8 ?: `7 |'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and6 M# @* J; O; ?
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $56 M# z& a) t8 }: |3 D
and goes back to sleep.
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