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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a. P/ v: q9 a$ D* x
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
2 n4 `/ \. q5 s# H8 n4 P0 ethat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if+ t% ~% C4 C6 u7 Z$ E; \7 z5 s6 _
the newfie would like to play a fun game. ! A1 [8 D' i' S# L! @
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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 E9 X. j4 s1 ~: k
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
/ G2 X5 o& C# e& D5 V3 N$ y- ?3 tyou pay me only $5.
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3 x! a$ D+ h; R) {( G" V0 r You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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$ i4 j7 l% n7 r' u This catches the newfie's attention and to keep- @0 r; k1 }( V7 G' @) C
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. & k; R. H& c0 M, E
! H' n$ Q P2 p1 n% RThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's& Y T4 \2 f7 @
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 5 e% t. q {& q( @4 A( i3 e
! B) j+ E3 @3 V0 l2 vThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
* G- h: H: P1 v8 bpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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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
5 j) `/ T, P) t0 hthree legs, and comes down with four?' 7 ] P% V- z1 }: d& w! C
9 \ e. ]8 @; j' |6 V$ JThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
: Q$ a6 h$ m1 V+ m! p( oreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
7 I$ Q+ v8 [' O# O8 M Mthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
; m3 E1 Z& G! \8 Nof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
, }8 G4 R2 [$ H( `1 W3 ]; V4 Jhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right4 w0 Z* F7 l& z# i6 O! s( Y
back to sleep. 2 ]: `9 T* a* ~2 S
) V6 S1 ^2 R; C) S7 S! kThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He0 ?& z& J6 \; W" z
wakes the newfie up and asks, % S/ Z* \+ ?. o+ V
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
" _( l+ S( V/ U: y& {. Vcomes down with four?'
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, t+ c7 j6 G( y! xThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
" ^1 A$ q( H! B/ V: h Hand goes back to sleep. W E) e$ c) Z+ `# O
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