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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a/ | ?/ U& B; r9 C5 p; P! f
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
. g- v' c. U0 q8 g* o7 ^that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
[! v& t, s$ ^ k+ l2 {2 a1 hthe newfie would like to play a fun game. 0 p, u, M# D# p) e5 N# T6 J
' |+ j. v/ a) S) e The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
1 E1 u' s2 F9 j- t& T" J3 M7 ^+ ^ he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The0 c! }7 ~: G; G
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I- {* P J6 s8 }. K# D6 S3 t& h
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,# @3 t# A$ U/ ~, ^- k' p- v
you pay me only $5.
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[9 T. U' h! S( v; Y( x You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's. J; q6 e" U. ]0 y1 |
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 0 Q0 I0 m8 n/ |+ o$ Z* P- E/ S
7 p! l5 b: F8 j4 D" pThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
' U) Y# r# t1 h- d% u% t8 kpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
, T* i3 ?) N( X( mlawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
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the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour5 \& B4 l8 }3 b; _
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and0 S. z! X9 h! {" G
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right) E/ m0 g4 Z: N9 G" `
back to sleep. # z$ {4 Q0 B6 B. R0 o% S7 f
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and! P6 h% m% J5 L) r, z1 @- l
comes down with four?' 9 W; D* i% |" j0 H8 z7 B
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $54 U; V! F( q" [6 I8 B
and goes back to sleep.
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