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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a! ]; t' j7 z3 z+ b" X0 a
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
/ V7 g" v! @: M' C2 othat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if! @0 @+ @" k0 Q( q" X0 T3 s
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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: G; _; o/ b1 x9 K0 m The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
, {' q; I; U2 b+ l he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
! h3 j: o" S0 @4 n B/ J lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
5 H) Q& @+ }; H7 K- [ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
5 `9 v( S* W* f% [) e, H" pyou pay me only $5. / s5 j' Z% J1 L5 J. T$ N
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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& W6 U( { ^" G F- O. M6 `7 J This catches the newfie's attention and to keep* u/ z2 P {( c9 e
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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( V' P& P; X" `0 }' n; SThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's6 ]' X7 r7 T, `; n: }8 A' U
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' ( Q: E. r# a3 O3 g; {9 O
) j, H9 p8 h% s! o0 BThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his0 [* v( s* i9 o0 w4 A9 S
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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0 V& R9 o) c. F4 XHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
9 S+ C/ x5 K& A# P( [: Qthree legs, and comes down with four?' 8 t' D& e- Y% I- I
' Q* C* S& \6 m* V3 aThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
D7 k7 M) s& y$ V% T) p: Y. s- ]references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all5 ?& n, P* g& h8 Y6 i
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour0 P$ X2 z9 g' j. Z! \4 X
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
. I, L, J9 `. r% t- g" I: F. K0 ]hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
/ G+ l% P+ \- V5 L6 eback to sleep. 6 j+ G! o" v0 N+ }. ?/ }
1 v% t+ X2 `3 Z# y/ KThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
3 z7 N+ q1 S) Z& Dwakes the newfie up and asks,
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9 f' b8 R- a6 `. J" E& r; U'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $53 J7 O0 _! A5 \ M+ ]: q' O
and goes back to sleep.
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