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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a5 S. l5 R% P. b7 m- H. y
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
1 R& V! A5 i7 K3 f% A. wthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if+ Q0 P9 X, u1 @/ E. j3 w" |2 }1 B
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% J, B9 T, J: u8 X5 |/ T8 R, D
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
n% W; v8 s: J2 t9 ]8 s lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I5 h% L8 l' t8 t$ k
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
+ C4 T# y3 l) q' A" C9 Pyou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
$ \" ^8 E1 i; E will pay you $500.
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! l6 k9 y: ^0 _5 t- d% J This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
+ u f8 o7 L G5 P" i I; zthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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6 R7 z1 j" ^# @4 `6 u, @2 ~The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
' r z" R; M+ N& H& Cpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the& ~) M, a# T1 N s
lawyer.
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" P. B8 R, m3 R) T) sNow, it's the newfie's turn.9 M! N: X4 v1 m
6 W \ r8 u7 {, F+ q! _7 lHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with5 r% N) N6 E0 U Q4 H# [" c
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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" D: ^8 U4 l k* HThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all; E5 e ^& H4 D2 n0 m- R
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all3 K3 ?3 C8 x5 z& F7 t! H) F/ \% E3 g
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour, [0 `! x7 c' ^" I! h2 `# A
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and6 Y$ k1 ]- @0 H1 U7 t
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right1 ]; V# I, }3 @. c/ }) a
back to sleep.
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* S6 G5 \4 ?9 q# f; e; R: g$ LThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
% u# R/ q' \/ m" `# vwakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and, }. _5 e) r# r3 @8 b# _9 W" W
comes down with four?' + ]$ \& T; V! o
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5" F' P K" f! T$ U# c- h C8 N# A, o
and goes back to sleep.
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