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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
4 Y" m! p! _0 i: F4 t" q$ Q! Flong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb1 j5 [3 `9 c) C( G
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
: l! T3 V, \% x/ Z G6 jthe newfie would like to play a fun game. 3 P5 C& n6 Q" D
D6 \- t1 m! @! d The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
( P4 J7 A+ \8 {- i9 O he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The- P/ F0 f# a6 \4 H- q
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I$ V+ v. v9 b9 f ]3 y4 F
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,9 y; a! e; ~2 ?2 s- ?5 D: ~
you pay me only $5.
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$ |5 A* w3 A: \( P9 X- J+ A- o You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep( T0 L8 _+ G! e5 t7 E2 \
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 3 I6 d, [' p w3 Y2 C6 J7 H
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's6 t% L7 Q, N. E7 M
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 4 z: m2 x. S2 a2 x+ V" w" N
) L& R6 L- j6 f3 jThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his- n, u8 u) c$ ~
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn." B3 K( d$ v8 f
$ K: ]( V% D1 l& vHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
; a4 J: D' d% Y# q. kthree legs, and comes down with four?' 4 T6 E* o; [; F2 ^8 h5 E
* o1 y* @8 }( {! }The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all- O* C6 ]- v! N1 W6 ?. b. r' W$ y* |
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
* G' n9 x1 f1 q( `, t9 xthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
3 L% `: V0 F" u/ d5 lof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
+ [. }3 N; v# h0 y7 Ahands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right! l& B$ `& |0 m- t; [1 V
back to sleep.
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& O( |2 ]6 M ?8 p3 d9 sThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
/ g/ G: X, i: s1 J rwakes the newfie up and asks, ; P3 z' Q+ m$ k' I/ X
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $55 p5 P0 N( k. ], M
and goes back to sleep.
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