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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a0 p& m% P; }& p7 [4 M- ?& \& `% N# U
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb! r* \* g$ |- D. T. S) G
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
" J- |( C4 G/ Vthe newfie would like to play a fun game. # v6 j8 s( S) X) Y( x3 X1 U' {
- B# j1 q8 B+ [, j/ n6 S The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so. f* k) J8 O% e# W( Y. _
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
6 q* r5 {+ E# i! m lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
$ I0 Z' w4 w6 @& c* Q: s+ E3 R4 ?* pask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
- O m& E* S; O! Byou pay me only $5. 0 `' m: {4 v$ v! [
h, ?2 \2 a. ?! G* | You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
Z0 t# k. S4 u. U# O8 e' Y" M) ] will pay you $500. 9 N" h+ k+ C" T! k- {! v: c
/ x6 @; T2 O+ P5 ^* n This catches the newfie's attention and to keep6 j) _* e3 S4 H, z
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. - \3 R1 w# E S1 v9 P
0 f4 X) j2 ? L$ d8 X# pThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's1 X+ T" I' m& T4 W; I- m) s
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 0 s8 H0 l5 `0 p5 X, I
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his" `: V& _0 |! a1 X/ }% R" D8 I
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the+ u( }+ g4 _, O2 V
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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: W& _# q8 W+ r C! {7 c6 `0 [The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
, _/ {( ^# G) Ureferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
" M4 Z" R5 m3 m% nthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour$ O$ T# G/ |5 D# H9 d( R3 V
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and' K; P: D$ |: N5 o/ G0 x+ {2 N1 j
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right1 n7 c: f# V2 m6 P# c
back to sleep. # }. Q2 @4 C* r
7 S9 v* m( e% q3 i) T/ K }The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
; ~4 F3 M0 \- m) v$ Z* wwakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and$ F8 {. M7 V. |' Q5 _% ^- U: {5 y
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5! L2 w# O5 f% L' C( S
and goes back to sleep.
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