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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a. q0 O- r9 J, [2 e
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
% s% ~0 g$ E+ bthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
' z: s3 Y9 u# z4 U- z# ]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
7 J6 v" ` T8 p% h' o* ~/ q% ^: `ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
$ D* Q \; u! p1 M/ I f9 c! e4 kyou pay me only $5. 5 y' r. G& F' q1 u+ {
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
K/ [' _8 L! A8 L& R3 o will pay you $500.
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- y+ \% Y: d2 [9 c" Q. w This catches the newfie's attention and to keep2 J9 q$ q9 N6 h' ^4 M# C6 k) F
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
- f- h N! Y0 [* {1 Z Dthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his1 `8 v; V ]. I" I8 A3 _/ S1 X9 l& B6 i
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the& M4 ^0 @" o9 A$ s1 J
lawyer. . Z& N1 z- _$ @8 X9 W5 D3 x
# {1 `' A3 D$ Q( uNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
1 k% E+ } I7 Y5 D- Athree legs, and comes down with four?'
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) |% A6 x- o. l. p N3 Z, b' I9 ~The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all7 M H9 _( H' L1 T6 j4 H
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
4 j) y$ X \- i: O: X1 Ithe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
- G. O. V! @$ `% Cof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and4 L' m7 Y9 y/ v, C" b
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right5 B; A1 }' a" i# V2 b5 F' ~6 u' _
back to sleep. % p. W# A# z4 x7 }1 p% f! Z
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He# O, ~$ u% ?, \! ?
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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: d9 e+ k+ X2 V, S0 W/ G0 E* P'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and" ?& s8 e) o# [1 x
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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