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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a& J+ `4 S4 U& S
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
! N0 p- M! ~7 o. F% j Mthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
9 u, t' p5 v! Ythe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so8 e/ _# g' M" C2 t) E E0 t
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The7 I6 m* P( X0 N5 ~( Z- S
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I' |$ r3 ]2 Q# x
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
2 G' w6 ?$ g/ pyou pay me only $5.
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8 T5 U& Y& e/ V. ]+ V: J You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I( b. r0 O" A4 v( X% x: p$ C
will pay you $500.
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6 F7 }# i0 }: L( b This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
& B3 m( B, n; v* _the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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+ t7 x- i H' } P tThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
3 p. J4 Z) I- e" u2 bthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his" L0 C' `4 {' w0 `
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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7 C9 Z" h9 S$ Q5 p$ T7 b- D% uNow, it's the newfie's turn.# H8 F9 G* [1 J/ n6 P+ V8 j# l
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
k6 T( v! U/ @' I% i: _8 Hthree legs, and comes down with four?' ( t! b B7 ~ V4 D' j" X8 j l
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all' I/ w5 b6 Y) K( N
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
- I" F2 N( W' J- L- Othe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
% d8 K3 J: f/ f- D' D/ e8 B0 bof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
5 j$ }6 E5 T. d% dhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
( F0 p* m! ~3 ?! N9 Bback to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He% \* S+ `. z! I1 |- L
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and5 K5 W! ]: o+ n# @
comes down with four?'
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+ Q. S% J7 x" V; q1 X+ @, M$ Q* YThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5$ f1 h: }4 i& z8 c* a
and goes back to sleep.4 h9 q7 \4 e# p! C F+ X* D1 t
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