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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a, u( Q& m1 J! R* d3 B# a
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb" d5 J C. ?* {6 z" ?( {
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if3 s; E% [, }( I6 Z
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
3 y2 V# t/ D, c; c6 e! W he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
5 }1 p+ T! d) `7 N1 z lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
0 H& b, X! ^# Xask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
* h6 @& S0 C z) t& f( z2 K/ wyou pay me only $5.
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0 F9 S) ~3 r9 q You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
$ {; y# ~4 ^0 R6 V7 S will pay you $500.
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/ |# l3 |9 Y+ R `2 [! G' i# F This catches the newfie's attention and to keep8 |* A8 t4 r7 F+ p
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. $ l2 Y, U% @, J: d) K3 n, f
" o4 g. q6 p1 D7 G& HThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's% I" w7 n& b2 f! `' @+ k6 ]" O0 w6 Q
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' $ E+ J! u6 w- C' @; W4 m* y
) t+ G$ F1 ]% |4 WThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
2 G& A8 J$ @6 [) v" gpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.. D# v' u2 J" M e% Y
- x$ w3 J3 u$ |" `. RHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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! J+ ]8 O- n- Z# Y9 ~: w: F7 B2 zThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all* G2 S' w& ^/ o" f& `+ j) E0 B
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all& K3 U3 h9 O0 _5 p* R* i
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour( K1 T! e1 ?- y& t i: g5 e
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and$ r% T7 }. Z; ~
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right2 A) K8 W/ r2 _0 k. c
back to sleep. ) x+ j/ o3 n; n3 U% v
, Y- h# E) N; QThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
, Y, y: X- \5 T, B) Owakes the newfie up and asks,
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0 t6 D% @1 h7 n7 w0 r4 i" E! h, X) w'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and5 k( l- j% p6 e! e
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5, }- _1 c: z( B! [- x
and goes back to sleep.
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