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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
; i1 q! r2 Q* B2 R- Vlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
$ P4 L8 c+ X) s% m# Mthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if. o8 R* b- U" H6 m3 g
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I$ H+ b4 B! Y7 r
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
% y3 g6 r: ?6 X% ]you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I7 a% e9 [2 `1 l% k
will pay you $500.
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2 d9 H0 Y# G' n6 F& k+ H This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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/ L8 t0 g7 @3 B/ `7 `The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's( Q& Y/ u" J' |4 y" J
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' - _ q4 N3 s e1 W
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his' G! c1 K% l7 b/ f! D
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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/ U% S, I8 \3 s$ J! l" NNow, it's the newfie's turn." k; q4 I' Y5 e( O3 t5 a$ Z
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with! a9 ~2 i6 u. d s& t# J. @
three legs, and comes down with four?' % `# d3 P. U9 G; W0 G
; U8 m% ~* O: CThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all2 [, k E+ z4 c1 Y. n' P& l: c- f
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all2 {( f% k8 P1 }" y$ E1 Q' o6 M
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
1 ~+ A2 P' I% v0 Y9 F0 @1 xof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
% A% M7 F. U( \! shands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right y/ L% E; G' ]& \; H8 o/ b
back to sleep.
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2 d$ R! @, n% ?: I! f8 W0 DThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He5 W' T" A$ K+ @5 p) m" e$ c
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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8 M) J" t! c5 n6 e! E. A) Q'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and5 V" R' G& [* J+ A
comes down with four?'
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5 }$ p8 H; P! @) y/ bThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5' N7 l* v' w, i* } y& c
and goes back to sleep.( H! j& S ~ V. @6 ?4 T
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