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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a6 d; C: |: w6 c7 T: E
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb( k: |' b8 D4 Z4 r: f) R
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
& g8 @8 H7 s% ?; [# l6 fthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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1 p3 K L) y. }, `% Q9 N8 { The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
# l1 E$ a; ?. ~8 f he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
! Q! U0 `1 m4 F* _7 f2 P u1 @& U& [ lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I3 p3 z, W7 [ G- U1 ?2 _
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
: Q9 K% y0 S7 N6 b8 I# Dyou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I9 ^0 B. ~8 [% d& j: D6 @2 H4 t
will pay you $500. ; d8 F- r2 N" {; ]$ d
9 z& u5 t. ?$ |- q3 A" M This catches the newfie's attention and to keep7 |+ a3 A' l6 }1 L: r$ U* z1 y
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. " p2 R/ E4 j1 U3 o* H$ s* m; y' _
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's/ u5 w! U2 _. f
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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/ q" B P, k1 g" ^( v/ d* {The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his' r1 ]; u8 G$ e9 n* w. c# `( {
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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3 \" g! z9 c* z9 ?Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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# n3 }# c1 z h8 W; q) Z& rHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
' c5 t9 ]! K( e' \' @three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all& ~2 z1 d8 _& o9 ~, q! w: s- d
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
1 R; s' t3 z2 x# E1 W9 j% {the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
, m4 w& G. J: g: J- Pof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
" z6 ]+ h8 M( a* Rhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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+ G4 \0 U2 ^( ^8 L$ X+ N: kThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
) U0 E' H) N( @9 K0 p) T0 d' Lwakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and: q) X+ {! i! L$ z, N4 `
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5. s* f3 W7 Y0 h
and goes back to sleep.
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