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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a, o& L' A! e$ W/ }4 m( d+ W
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb/ k& Q/ e( r& `6 \7 N" v
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if0 Y) S l1 o' f5 u( @+ A0 y( e
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
' d% @8 G1 S& a! F' q u1 W/ K7 A' ~ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,* n7 E; T# E9 H3 L
you pay me only $5. * `0 J7 S5 l6 O! F$ _. n
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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9 i. c7 M. v! }8 ?& Y This catches the newfie's attention and to keep4 P2 T' S, f, b: ?) T8 i! m
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. % ]! t& a& x" b$ a" w2 |" c
5 z3 O7 O# C5 |) m6 FThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
) O: |# N# d3 _. T1 C' m5 vthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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+ ?7 B6 x6 `1 Q* }) `' rThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his L! {0 N. h3 f# ^9 P. z( V
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with% g. P$ M% ^. O. K6 {! i
three legs, and comes down with four?' % @1 n- S# B1 |9 @# j( v9 `# y
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all& p) `; D) m/ _: h% m/ x
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all- j" r! G |1 n/ l
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
' K/ D0 I; d' B/ v" Y' [of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
* [! Y. M& ]6 a* R6 x5 a! ^hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right) T% P% V# s7 o% h: g
back to sleep. 3 S, U& o( [0 l
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He+ Q y5 ]8 p/ t& T# b! l$ p) U
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and+ f" @7 Q' P/ W# ]
comes down with four?' 9 B; V' s7 v/ n, A! A
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5# m! ]' M8 e/ g8 N: H' T7 Z
and goes back to sleep.
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