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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a8 |" [2 h' d2 O0 x9 D5 P
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
; F2 g& @% `. o! S9 Q5 o! Kthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if6 W" i: c, w9 w/ F: d
the newfie would like to play a fun game. # l! q* q9 c& h4 u j6 n4 o" x
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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: O+ l2 `' M n
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
- k1 u; c; F! Dyou pay me only $5. + Y% d+ S' Z: k# w3 l% M
# d O3 e0 ?/ m9 E, J+ J/ M% h$ _ You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
V) d# T, S5 t/ b# [, M0 b will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep# V( ]! W' G) w4 b) y
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 4 M; R! E6 b5 ?: `' y- y4 @" G
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's* b! X9 v1 j8 K
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his$ X# u/ i; b3 D& v4 w. m/ z& L
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the: N. ^" o, D9 z, ], t3 ^1 K' _
lawyer.
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& E: K" c3 j7 @7 wNow, it's the newfie's turn.( Q( U' B2 g+ h. Q
' H) p9 J7 V) B7 qHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with& o3 V5 }% {& ~5 g# I) q
three legs, and comes down with four?' 6 e* F6 y$ X. k, Y
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
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the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
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hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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+ s+ q$ V- W% m1 A2 PThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He# c* D) a; R9 Z' k
wakes the newfie up and asks, & N; b+ W+ I+ m8 r* I
& p1 {0 t$ O: D* s8 {) z' t" E3 ['Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
9 x( T! r. {0 f( X, B- Scomes down with four?'
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3 h4 U- l; U' ^7 ~ u q$ CThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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