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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a- H0 O4 A- R! a; s$ @, B7 G
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb7 {* v1 Z, L4 J
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if4 Q- C3 y/ N1 b2 p% C" `
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 3 _$ \: V9 V1 Q6 ]- d; T, k
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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+ A' t5 X! ~! n
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
3 C, O0 w3 u: v/ S# vyou pay me only $5. 1 ^. d! \8 y! x9 q
) g ?# m& t3 R( \, S n You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
0 \+ d6 `+ [/ m9 y& W/ G& J will pay you $500.
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# e9 \% M" I; |: s$ O3 R4 n4 Y This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
4 l' r2 g' I3 j- Athe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. , n8 K; {. V: f
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's7 D0 H- J/ t* u) g( V9 P
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
& h. j" z/ l. dpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
5 Y3 D; A. T& u) Rlawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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& U5 l) A5 l# gHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with( [0 i! s0 ]% o; [3 I, Y
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all) a, X8 q. M0 N
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
) [+ _: i8 Z3 [" |) d7 c" Zthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
, _+ D2 }. H$ S/ G& Q" [: ]of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and: K6 x* t& K$ q
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right& O# a/ ~. v7 g. @- G% B, D' }
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
$ r5 s3 h1 T& K: y7 L a& ~wakes the newfie up and asks, . i) R+ y4 Q- V+ ]
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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8 {: E, W5 E! u# |The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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