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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a1 Y' ?* J E t
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
! m9 u( Z6 }9 \) E! n; Cthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
. X1 C9 a/ p% O( |2 W+ [# S7 ^the newfie would like to play a fun game. 2 |* B3 k" ?3 @# W C
5 S( C( J6 a8 c4 Z# _( E% z9 u) l" r The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
% U4 D1 N% |# G$ m he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The$ z/ Q$ s6 ~# h
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
6 } i4 I" [. o! ?" B( P; Vask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
& u; \( b( Z3 y/ zyou pay me only $5.
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3 j" s& s$ V" _6 ~9 l2 m1 m You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
# j0 T. f3 Q7 I$ z will pay you $500.
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+ F8 W: Z' n W+ P- n! z$ y This catches the newfie's attention and to keep- A: ~+ Y7 \* |, e8 z
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 5 d6 l/ L q- o% g" c: `3 F
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
4 S: _$ l* u- G3 D. K3 O" j0 Y# bthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 4 @, r+ Z+ w. v6 e7 w/ {
+ L- I4 w# }4 R5 a1 bThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his* b9 ]0 c5 F; n: X/ q9 K" h
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
0 G! D b) r! G( Dlawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.- c* r4 f- w. N1 e1 N: @1 N
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
' R" h7 M/ l4 Q4 m" m, y$ v8 ithree legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
; L2 O( K' F8 h/ T; xreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
1 D6 [+ O' }! d9 |( o2 U( hthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
0 M0 O1 D# R) V- l' P$ [of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and7 n4 i, w8 O9 F& o Z
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
% [+ I$ Z# s3 Q. l! V# i L! k; |back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He+ @: F& G( @3 J+ }4 L3 D
wakes the newfie up and asks, * U/ P; b0 ^- z. x" }
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and# G$ n: p" g8 ^7 ]) T# J0 G
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5- U5 O9 b, W% p' i- ]* G+ t3 {
and goes back to sleep.
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