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A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a* r7 f3 U# A. p5 C1 L7 X5 _
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
6 h! w1 Y# N: Fthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
! U( G7 v2 w- y6 q" Q: {5 x% Uthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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/ M6 \, D! ]2 S- K The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so2 N% p5 b, N; a* H/ ^+ y& v
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
2 E5 f2 w- ^" F4 G. k" o lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I4 D. ~5 e; T. e
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
+ e- Q _. s" Yyou pay me only $5.
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, _) w7 S6 M& O6 }3 ]1 l9 @ You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I# D/ q [) J6 H/ q- e+ y3 n3 l
will pay you $500.
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+ o3 y: a: | ^5 m+ S This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
) k' V% A: f l; z4 Qthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ) t5 H2 U4 k5 ?- S! S
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's. S/ A2 _; N( `# {
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 4 @/ t% `6 D" L: f
9 }1 J. K& G# H# f$ nThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his2 p+ @8 ]9 M7 m
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the2 S4 p A0 v( K- d S
lawyer.
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t) [2 `2 n0 S+ h- g! iNow, it's the newfie's turn.6 S! T2 v9 i3 P" L! G* I7 ]- b
+ P+ \! B/ W% `9 }He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
4 H7 o7 D5 k3 L" p [8 Lthree legs, and comes down with four?' G7 c9 i& ]4 l; G5 t
4 \/ W& h2 |( Q" ^7 BThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
5 I9 T d$ Y9 b% C4 o2 k. ]0 lreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
5 f% _/ S3 R+ m6 f* ~7 Rthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour) L6 M" x) `) Q4 c4 x
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and" p3 k8 N# ?& x3 W) ~6 R' f
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right2 ?: P, g3 t+ G0 Z! ], c
back to sleep.
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) B) B/ t& V; Q+ u9 P9 `The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He- y6 l/ @- m) m# ?2 [5 y
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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- L; P' u( M% H4 i'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $56 C: _9 ~! O! W% z9 J8 _8 B
and goes back to sleep.4 q$ [" W4 r/ M2 y
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