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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a6 d8 `7 @) B% g3 Z
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
* B9 d S) x+ p8 `' U/ nthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
7 l" P' L ?! nthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
3 F# b) l& }, m he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The4 }: q0 H( P) Y2 P
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I, C% `3 Q, M' L5 o$ {1 b
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
$ D+ b1 t- p/ M, hyou pay me only $5. ! O. J* @1 f$ K1 Z1 B
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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! P) D" Z8 }6 o g2 |$ M This catches the newfie's attention and to keep J( q+ d* ~! @) Z" O! r
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ; J8 s. W/ R$ a7 o% [- @
8 f" M q! ?7 U8 V( V3 rThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's+ J+ @" E; M6 M8 L7 k
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 9 e& P, @ J; e/ ~( I5 j0 X5 r
( k& r8 T, G) ~& i4 D( b& OThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
1 U3 w" E/ T+ `: {pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the ]# b( h" M# q8 J
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with7 H# W& ]9 q5 b: X, e% i+ W
three legs, and comes down with four?' % A0 l0 G1 y- [& K" v
9 e* t1 w+ q" N( ?) _The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all5 `/ P7 O) U1 s; A; E, u
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all6 { t/ S k/ F- e$ O3 H6 K* J
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
: V, u/ D+ x* eof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
' q! e8 {5 |7 U/ E* ohands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
. ?9 ^$ ^5 _9 \% z5 Aback to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
' P8 p; u$ Z' A% ^' J- Twakes the newfie up and asks, * j$ e( d! @) r
4 v7 H4 ~& V' C! x0 |4 K) g) p'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
% D4 b# {7 m, V" w9 m" Acomes down with four?'
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. r& H' s9 f) A0 AThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5; ?& C" X' M1 }
and goes back to sleep.( o- h" P3 N* O) t/ h
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