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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
6 {6 ^/ U3 o2 U# Zlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb2 ]9 H4 l+ i4 e1 m. V8 H
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if6 U' C. F4 O9 L. L. o' |) M0 f: e, T
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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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. I. b7 ^6 {6 f5 n1 d, ?3 N* n
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
' e' o4 W4 Z1 ]/ R. @% O8 r" ~you pay me only $5. ! {8 Q; C- K6 Y5 p: }8 r& z9 _
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I1 x4 q9 Z& Q9 S
will pay you $500. ; ^7 Y m$ _, z
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep9 c! ^ \% F! Z. m5 e
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
& U' r; p" c% d& Uthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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4 i, U l# g7 [4 |! x6 OThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
9 h$ F7 c' X9 o$ i+ @: i" P; X& xpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the/ l" G- U1 K- g
lawyer.
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6 c9 \: R- V8 h; ]. t" G7 i/ gNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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# \' K& k3 I" @- Y! `He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
2 g* k) M5 u% e1 O$ Z2 K1 \& C) ?three legs, and comes down with four?' 5 A( w' Z% m: j$ V- ], l3 F# K
. i* C0 W$ `4 v6 M0 jThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
. y# B: g3 g0 n; J, \0 lreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
# o: B$ ?6 Z) U( O: }' i$ b1 Wthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
8 X5 D4 O5 ~0 a1 A; P; f) cof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
1 H0 q' W6 J8 T: Y+ T+ c; t/ phands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
4 T/ p# N6 G7 ]$ {8 k, @* [) o5 f3 z! aback to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He- M0 d2 J5 T" |+ J6 a
wakes the newfie up and asks, 4 l0 x8 ?' d- S* ^$ J
- H2 v" |9 w" m) ]4 ]+ F'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and7 y8 a: ^1 Q' s
comes down with four?'
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# A% z# p& D- B5 e3 y6 {5 ^* vThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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