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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a% }* y8 o; s7 L* `- u
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
. ^& \& p+ E( [4 v( j: Kthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
6 J0 G4 ~2 N: N4 h( Tthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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8 K) D% k; A- |3 i$ ^$ \! ~: _ The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
2 j: o& F5 c4 O$ I b% w5 l: G* c he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The( y- |6 x6 f, K Q4 v2 _
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I6 ?+ l6 o$ I! k& v6 S( m9 g
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
# K* ^- G: V, Z x$ V+ _you pay me only $5. + v& g- ]" i( P$ F
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I0 o* z. @# N' h# Z
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep) R# F5 t) Y" O$ }+ T$ t
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 5 G6 d5 p: U( j6 @ x+ n7 t
% _* @7 Q2 |. v) T7 OThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's+ V3 N: C, v! ]' A6 W! a' e
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' , e8 m9 H4 Y+ R) T& u, z9 n( ~, U! R
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
) C, ^6 ?( A3 s/ E6 y; {+ N( R% m- ppocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the a4 J0 M" ?0 \' G
lawyer. 5 g0 _0 S3 q' D1 G1 P) w
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.1 F8 e6 l, O) a
( |2 N- v0 L8 a5 HHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with3 z/ r6 K( \' P
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all5 H g/ e0 |1 j+ t' @
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all$ z) K- H7 G! `
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
0 H) a4 @6 w* ~9 D2 q% w5 F7 y8 tof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and' }7 w( Y1 r, U
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
& @3 N9 H- N- |: y) Iback to sleep. 2 X3 \7 B5 P' @2 l0 h1 j
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He# }( K: S2 R% [+ V a: _
wakes the newfie up and asks, 0 {, S. A- @2 y, x4 w9 `$ A
7 S6 k0 U3 v; B" Y5 O7 `* }'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
$ V; b" P1 J( K5 Ycomes down with four?' ' S9 [1 U/ G9 \/ F' e+ t0 B1 c
9 b- B6 G& b, B, h D9 B8 yThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5' U% |; Y* @2 b0 `+ g" R. O
and goes back to sleep.
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