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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
7 e% n8 U! M, L0 V: {% k1 Wlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb2 o. E" |7 b6 Y6 f
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if; m: b9 {, ]0 R) {" W. B* F
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 8 [5 w. X5 Q3 E' `
3 K! ~. A3 o# @* K: y9 D/ C4 t The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
2 W/ N. A3 C" S0 g+ w he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
( g- E: B1 p3 B9 ^3 W7 A- o, w lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I2 Z, ?5 {$ s9 j; D
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
: w3 F' q$ a" W8 _you pay me only $5. 1 @; H9 B6 _! `" l
! P) R3 X& j& `! W; @ You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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; m+ H$ \/ B) f9 E: ^ This catches the newfie's attention and to keep4 v1 ~) b: J; }% h/ |; R7 Z
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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& `/ y; x$ r, Q: Q- {The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
# v, ]% A1 F" ?2 O; Ythe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' . `" f: y5 |" r" q/ f
0 H% t( h0 b! o% H0 M9 z$ kThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his1 F f6 ~ G1 g
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the. A6 A9 I( X! r2 E7 v: N
lawyer. : c4 `! d7 x9 j& R& ~! p
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.: v7 T4 p% [( s( J( S
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with$ Z( M4 D2 B3 b" l6 s0 n1 F
three legs, and comes down with four?' 1 _& y8 t) a2 T) @ I
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
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the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour) U* w$ o" f8 ^; |# @% e
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
' n8 m4 w. V$ J: q3 fhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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: H3 C; X- q6 [The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He$ Y) D) J3 D @! ~& C: R4 k
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and, `/ ] K/ V$ r$ m
comes down with four?' . d) w2 D) s( z( f! a+ l
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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