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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a) b- V) z/ k" C8 O) ~. _
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb+ `' t- p, i; J0 C z B! s
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if# E# h! B4 C5 c: x7 ?: z
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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9 J) |7 X: n1 Q( `% m The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
, q4 k p* O0 C: H he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
- F' H, [" _ S3 o! q% h- _ lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I8 y' V8 ]/ P' m( X6 W# p
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
6 l- u: u1 [6 A9 E4 S- @you pay me only $5.
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2 L* Y1 S) z0 d3 p/ [- ] You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I: z& g4 Q5 [9 O1 k4 O. t# Y
will pay you $500. & i: {# k$ @# t0 M& A: S
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
3 t, i, H3 A! _2 \the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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4 S. Y5 w9 N; H0 ^The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's' @/ ^" h5 d# M& J! U' f1 I
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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' W1 p( h& h9 w" c! N3 E! o! jThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his5 z3 B: h) {- O' g! {) ^4 T
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn. g& f) V" Z8 s+ }) w# G
, b$ F W* k) x; [# n9 |5 d d' PHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with" c0 Z" ]+ x9 q5 E' N: S
three legs, and comes down with four?' $ t- {8 ] O- ~) k: f* {
& _ n" x4 n. h8 nThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
d7 ?* L" [8 T, ]& e, t. Z* oreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all. ~4 h; F# ^6 z) Y+ b" E h' p
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
& h1 v, _; L, s# r8 vof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
1 W- _, Y. D+ k( Ghands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right4 P: R/ D; i8 q3 C
back to sleep.
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$ L( b& n+ t) z" j" o6 t+ n2 u2 dThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He3 e$ Q t9 U; Y A: p
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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7 W/ W2 H. h: XThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5% E$ T2 S* l; D2 }
and goes back to sleep., ?& _. J1 `+ {) L
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