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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a& X" W, Y+ F6 y, J H
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
! i4 i9 ^. M! z9 \. Q- Ithat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
5 x7 o- ?6 b# V6 lthe newfie would like to play a fun game. & e |9 r/ V) c; e! R# l. S, i( e4 f
# l( Q8 `3 U3 _! p; S The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
1 y; `% ^% y* w3 S& J w9 w he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The$ m: [5 c7 q! @4 x
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I- j2 Y6 L2 m- g9 U5 ]4 j5 z- G
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
; O9 L6 l1 b8 D; h$ J2 Tyou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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& v- V. V7 n, C7 b$ w) a% y This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
& d1 [$ r$ Z+ [: A Y, uthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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1 e/ O- P7 s8 Q8 A/ |/ p- a3 @The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
* _7 K7 T) O4 N4 {) mpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
( T5 w0 r9 Y/ h% B* tlawyer.
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. I6 c& K1 g, {' f4 G2 L$ zNow, it's the newfie's turn.: H8 o$ K" \) k( M8 ^' e
# V2 a( l) Y; D( ^8 IHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with, H8 m4 R& n M F
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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$ f \9 n* u* _# Z4 B3 W' R8 f/ |The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
/ d' O' E2 v# [6 [0 m. w; i; Qreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
5 [) B$ H/ J. D2 x( Y; Vthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour3 |& ?% M! K M) \
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
4 w, r, x, Y# S" m5 E5 Qhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right8 j8 o' Q1 o- U7 Q# Y( O+ l. x# J
back to sleep. . I& c4 } p( c7 |
! |3 r' e+ p0 \The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He$ `4 A* [; L1 t7 G- E6 d" E
wakes the newfie up and asks, & h# h" V; d/ S2 b
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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 $50 L" H$ Z ~' J6 l
and goes back to sleep.
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