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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a1 [6 R3 r; o* U: K9 D' B
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
8 p' S8 M' n! ?( C" H/ Fthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
9 R8 }% g8 v) ?% a! Cthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
1 g2 } m2 i! C( ~$ j he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The# h! C D( x+ E' E; r U
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I) H- q; Z6 D0 }5 l& w5 q7 @
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,# U- _: u" T) l% @3 {+ e9 f
you pay me only $5. 9 E" Z2 x6 U# W o/ e( y% f2 k+ N# W+ b
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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2 b# p8 h3 p0 K, u6 {; F$ s This catches the newfie's attention and to keep7 s4 B/ B6 k' c1 p' h$ C& J0 w
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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9 Y* j6 z5 L# R7 b* f2 ZThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
6 Z4 h( W) Y6 F( [; ythe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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' ~8 G2 [2 o. H1 U% @) t: v' uThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his h# w$ x, ?8 U7 e, a
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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! P3 d* l4 }' P1 D/ [( {' eNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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F$ Y; N4 k# R8 r/ WHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
' t- C3 X; g# kthree legs, and comes down with four?' ; L- W4 ~8 [1 q; a( r' ?
- u h$ u% H9 V+ m1 }/ I7 `" }* wThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all( f+ s# ]; S9 i, @3 J, r
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all( ?1 @) g* z2 w5 Y2 D& D$ p
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour& R# G& p0 S7 Y5 @6 ]8 H, |* y
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
Y7 i; l6 t( S# f( |9 y- ]# y' t/ @hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right1 [6 I; K8 G1 c6 N9 i
back to sleep. * L, w6 g) |/ T" s" M6 J# L' _8 S: p
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He# j7 s' V: r" ]& k4 ^9 E
wakes the newfie up and asks, ' y$ u4 q5 O5 _( Z ?
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
3 z1 s! N& U' l7 [1 V9 m4 W2 ?comes down with four?' 9 f2 \$ X8 v9 U+ D4 R: W. |
6 R/ l: h6 B- `9 a8 g; o0 b0 CThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $57 q; i9 ^9 W8 q/ A
and goes back to sleep.
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