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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a2 y: Y! y, b2 [1 i1 u4 A$ l2 M& c
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb) r3 p. @# L3 A$ H6 L- ~/ \
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
8 c: C2 ^2 w7 W+ G( Y' }the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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) _' [7 ^; [$ b! s The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
$ U7 }4 r# j5 T" V* b2 ^7 E he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The u) A" I) K+ C6 _# B. U/ x6 M
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I( x1 \4 e4 g# K4 H- M4 R7 Z
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,8 C% h% E3 E4 f7 Q( ~
you pay me only $5.
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( n8 G) ]9 P# @( b; ]- x% ^ You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
/ I* P" e% N" S! M will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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3 Q5 k" H6 U2 c: UThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
3 ?: K6 a1 l' Rthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' ! \" |9 T A( X8 I) X8 d% v B
. U) s. l, q" LThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
( D+ Z. S# r) Q9 K& g& }( V8 Bpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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6 H% Z6 u0 z+ U7 z+ R5 pNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with+ A; E: P N8 m) z6 S
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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0 c% s' \; Y- Q0 E/ R/ ?: ~The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all' B! S! I! K8 C& w. \; }' R
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all7 j) l, \& k/ a# @
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
# U: ^ Q* _1 Rof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
. A2 Q) H# m7 p4 J/ L; \hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
8 g, R0 E( B; v/ Q( Q0 Xback to sleep. 9 Z! h4 v }0 b+ Z$ o( h' c/ D: y
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He7 L% s/ J- W6 k
wakes the newfie up and asks, % \+ a3 s3 e3 I1 l0 n
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $54 b2 |" h' k( L* E3 Q$ J) g
and goes back to sleep.
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