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A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a+ i/ N. n" J. F$ S- D7 C
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
( x. k! r$ Z; W. d. U: Kthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if- W+ Z& q7 r9 L" q
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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/ P2 f( g. [; t! `* h8 ` The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so2 W- y r* U( h* |
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
& ^+ a' e6 Q! R) K% W- L, P. e8 }- o lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I6 {6 C+ ^; o' ^8 \
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
4 K) Y7 g! k' E P* }5 `: tyou pay me only $5. , T4 O3 D: r* @, p
W. L5 t9 B- s& h7 K/ ]/ U, D& p3 R2 d You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
: Y6 X0 [2 O/ a+ w/ g! H2 H will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
, L5 D q q7 K% o8 j6 athe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 0 c* | Z/ l* b Z( K% t
3 u' b V( z" N [The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
7 {1 V: u% \& A! X# w7 Sthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' ' s6 g2 T& D: ?/ v' ]
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
% R6 H$ ^/ h+ J9 zpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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& L6 ~2 F! Z; L' L1 a( RNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with5 b/ w: p6 w! z5 J6 g
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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; x! k! s6 ]6 H' @1 f- h. X- HThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
9 f, Z+ F* A" f0 p4 V9 N( a6 b1 }references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
2 U* j" [8 ?3 D' gthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour% Z. c7 J3 X1 {( i
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and1 s C1 ?1 M4 X) y9 r5 ?& V z, ^
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right$ O6 H6 k* x+ Z
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
3 c- K" t ], `' w' pwakes the newfie up and asks, 7 |. C7 h8 Z/ C# V8 ?; S
3 n- A t9 I) n) y& M'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
J2 f# t2 N4 C T* e3 M& icomes down with four?' " [- ]8 D7 z& z4 ]5 X4 \2 g
2 Y) L1 b2 I i. q6 [& X5 w" ?The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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