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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a$ O: N1 d1 G) l9 y
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
: A& R- K- |! ~6 Q* X) W# tthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if! {- O$ A5 X B) w3 Q
the newfie would like to play a fun game. / v9 p/ S$ [( G- q0 |4 q
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
5 N* r, [+ k% ?8 M he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
! F& o4 C) v- [3 d! F: x$ X lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I- Y1 q! U% d4 E9 S
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
7 q( U. H& {6 d( L/ H& Hyou pay me only $5. 6 ^0 d D2 _- t+ S
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I9 [ R! `8 h/ p$ q- f* p/ }7 [' B
will pay you $500.
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* B( A6 H: V4 D f. W, T This catches the newfie's attention and to keep2 e3 o& `2 ^0 A/ J
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 5 D4 _9 e! f5 ^9 t/ A
4 O6 w7 _' H1 y: L. n7 ^The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
1 H7 Z) Z$ P: ] e9 h ithe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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' X: X8 ]7 V& R o! ]/ xThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
' } f# U9 q2 k8 Lpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the& E* X! }% F9 E( @3 @8 B
lawyer.
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% N- Z3 b2 q7 L' FNow, it's the newfie's turn.( ^* A& z1 T# f. C# K, u
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with) W6 n4 ~2 o6 a9 C! v% }) _
three legs, and comes down with four?' 9 S: C& F% r6 L0 [# i! {5 m
4 E& }- P/ \0 y2 ^9 [The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
# K( y( Z' i( l; B9 B8 ]references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all1 C* N" R; ], r# z4 s+ S
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
- m0 Q% r: L7 ^7 g8 @1 L7 Xof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and i, |; ?" w% v; L
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
: R7 n% z$ e3 ? h- _- R( l* Fback to sleep.
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0 i! S+ w) `: u2 _. j% k" eThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
0 @/ s) K3 |+ Y: ?wakes the newfie up and asks,
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, @' t; P0 A% l& @'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and5 f; U$ v* f: V k7 ?% f: } W7 k
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $58 l) p1 b0 u) D4 J* \8 k
and goes back to sleep.
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