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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a' d. |, k# Q; ?( r
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
6 \; K9 z0 \" Vthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if# k& d' J/ Q6 Q" _! e
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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' l1 g! H3 n. b5 y; Y The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so0 q$ `5 @5 y( H2 c
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The8 U) t9 T% l9 Y5 ~! a+ T# ^- C
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I3 r# l) Y: z1 Q3 I: \: ]" ], [1 q
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I) p, [4 l* N7 d, Z( x
will pay you $500. ) R. G1 g. }$ U! T# |" O
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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+ [+ g9 f; N) Z% z' R0 `' f- kThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
- K9 X4 e7 u3 H% h5 T$ \ Nthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' - g8 {- f# E @ A' L
! x! n# @; ?* ~) f/ b$ qThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his+ o! ^- s0 m! Z
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
: A6 R; E* b5 \+ `, Zlawyer. 8 v8 D3 U0 I) L, S, Q& e6 V5 y
2 Y4 f3 D% Q' e# m4 fNow, it's the newfie's turn.( f7 T3 ^7 p2 B! q" }
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
! D3 G; c X: D! r, r3 c- Dthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all) E2 v4 {$ a5 b* R# L! I
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
7 S2 A6 Z0 C' E% a' Kthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour f, v5 K! I0 o- T
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and4 }+ |; }1 L" P- ?
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right/ K. o/ ~& K! ^7 L+ K- ^0 H
back to sleep. 0 I9 I: G% L0 e6 p
1 _: r, W5 H1 A, \+ [& ]3 |* rThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He* J% X( \4 \7 ~+ C$ I. M8 {9 u
wakes the newfie up and asks, ! e' U/ i" [! I9 L Q2 X* U" N2 S
- g3 A! r0 w# N'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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0 C) J: S0 d8 o& Q. u2 rThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5( o9 O: V* X* Q# W) c) q
and goes back to sleep.
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