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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a9 b8 p) T! U4 b
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
3 w7 Y! k Y3 X' L% xthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if- A4 a6 s% e6 W& w
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. R& |0 q2 R. |7 _. R
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The. u0 Y% w- V4 B9 [
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
4 u n. ?" h1 ^4 U9 d. ?1 {ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,+ L7 t- }: c$ q* `$ X% }
you pay me only $5.
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v: m. \- j M9 t3 L3 O/ c& G6 W You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
, `! `1 s- }9 _0 A* ?' N3 E1 O will pay you $500.
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& r M2 Y+ k7 ^$ r$ ?: a This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
( {0 t, x. L1 e: t$ W Xthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 7 d$ c6 _. P- V
s# D$ r2 X/ w! t7 q: z! jThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
6 p2 l" d4 l5 c1 c0 S5 u0 [3 @the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his4 J9 p: E: D6 V5 A
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the4 v! ?4 u+ P p# I! d! K
lawyer. . [; z6 K* j& }$ l1 e
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.1 X! n( O( L% ~
" M" a% [& J1 N$ N9 d) kHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with- o4 z5 D! b3 V$ V* G
three legs, and comes down with four?' + \: K0 r$ i4 k, W4 K2 h/ `9 V
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
+ r, G3 c6 e1 x+ x! @9 ereferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
1 R# v$ T" F& x* R3 D3 Cthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour2 H* x/ K' p- O6 u' Q" S' B
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and3 z; R% a! o& U& q; |
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right5 A/ y/ c0 e7 o" N( w
back to sleep. * M, S" y+ p3 f7 ]* |3 w
) F& u# t6 u5 Q+ u1 ~1 pThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He% x& |; g. b6 y! l) U q, T1 @; a# b
wakes the newfie up and asks, & O z0 Z( C4 q# J7 _ |% s
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
" s; l, C" c" o0 `comes down with four?' # ?0 y/ T' C7 \4 b9 W
, {/ G0 ?3 U* [* ?. r' m1 u( P: L/ dThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $58 W- h& W6 R- E( c5 g2 R0 k8 D
and goes back to sleep.
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