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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a2 X* y7 U" @6 l
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
3 t" D+ V4 t5 M) O% b' dthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if! E( h& l" ^% Q: @$ }
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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) @! H: m6 _3 V% Q# s! _ The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so" p4 \% f, ~% v( N: w, a
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The! l+ w+ L0 i( K. F/ P1 O2 {
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
$ \ g% H/ \( ~8 nask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
3 k9 N3 w. `3 X) _" U9 M; X/ f. Byou pay me only $5. . ?9 ~/ ~5 v9 q4 y8 ^! ?* P
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I+ Q' {; }: t% j% J
will pay you $500.
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* u4 ^) G. k1 | This catches the newfie's attention and to keep5 K Y+ m3 L' ~) o3 |- a
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 6 c2 `; z9 ?$ O+ w
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
, i8 e0 r3 \' ]+ Fthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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* `( L( Z# i- @ SThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
) d9 U& E5 b4 v+ xpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the2 ?, E/ M$ U9 l1 W) o4 g
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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9 k' j. s. `- g) J" a7 e; n" p0 s& ZHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
% |5 a2 X5 l3 ?* s4 L* F: N9 @three legs, and comes down with four?' 7 L2 S1 e3 M8 v+ W% h
9 }7 @: _9 h# J, SThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all" t0 [( _# Z/ K
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
" H" [- e# ~& gthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
1 x, H6 }/ u/ l( V5 q: nof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
# Y8 f8 l$ N# v6 Ghands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right2 b4 c) O2 H, m, g8 p
back to sleep. * g b6 i' T% Q5 q
: H+ c* \9 ?) E$ L) oThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He4 |1 d8 U8 c, U" z4 M" T$ M' r% ^
wakes the newfie up and asks, 2 j- X, |+ w5 F1 P7 W4 r f
+ G9 q5 S* K. D'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and+ G+ {% G! G; |& k0 |3 X
comes down with four?'
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& n' J4 H/ t4 P! l% _0 K* WThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5& ^/ L( Q( G6 d. F5 O2 K2 h" y; p) t4 c
and goes back to sleep.
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