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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a' R2 F7 @" X& W3 D1 o
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb6 i8 m# ^6 p% V) ^% ?
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
! x/ T8 r" ?2 F3 {6 _4 ^the newfie would like to play a fun game. & J' S' H( G* [1 x! O
% m K# `7 X6 @. k7 v- [8 d The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so* }6 J. G1 \3 U
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The* B5 G3 x/ h5 }$ A" U8 e4 r
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
1 o5 ]6 O' e# c+ f: j3 p& g: |ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,8 X+ Z6 @+ |, g, m8 V0 n
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I; R1 p2 c7 ]: l
will pay you $500. 3 N9 N: L0 L5 ]& B; \
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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( {+ L4 z' ~) SThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's; F1 w+ i. o. h! H
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
# _) @8 g( g8 ^) U3 y! lpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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+ A8 x4 p. T6 m7 k+ Q+ k0 x; LNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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' P( |5 Y, m3 bHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with7 x1 S: b0 I6 q4 Z% O9 j( q* E0 P
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
- X& ^3 E0 d8 f. I( I4 oreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
# [/ A. |, P2 s4 S) Gthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
4 ]* y5 D) ~4 @3 x1 Dof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
. M. t7 I; Y) Khands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right' x5 Y* r0 p" M7 l
back to sleep. 9 |) j p, q; j8 h% W- ^
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
! o. [9 i' c2 y' C0 q2 \wakes the newfie up and asks,
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4 h/ x& @' A) P'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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2 @( ~- P/ }$ {The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5" D; i) K# m7 @1 ?7 I' Z- H
and goes back to sleep.
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