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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a3 l, e. i- T0 L) T
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb2 I. |( c8 ?4 ^9 I7 |' u
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
! M4 c6 Z O8 h& i9 \/ E0 Hthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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) Y0 A% y2 k! {6 ^ The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
& T+ O0 X3 {; R9 S1 K% ? he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The5 h$ g% k1 C& y- z, ^: `6 M2 Q* e
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I+ n2 I# C/ h" t1 G# z t: [
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,6 V o# ~; Z7 ?$ K' |
you pay me only $5. 2 k( s7 z& R a1 q: _, g
8 U9 P' L- B7 r {% J# e5 K) J! ~ You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I. p7 n5 M+ z2 f6 E/ ~: Q: ]
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep2 M' g# V9 w# z
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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+ a/ j8 E& k/ }+ } M$ gThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
9 V$ y+ k# X# }the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
. ^) ?0 O- U, P% j9 E- ypocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
9 a3 M/ O! n% W N2 L$ E4 } B" Hlawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with( H* j9 G; _: v6 [# `3 I
three legs, and comes down with four?' 2 M" n f% J8 J2 d% g/ V8 S% f
* v( A' a' q2 P! \5 G. N. M) UThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all! c7 ?: t/ o( k! B( K
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all: h6 G. ]: N3 `7 a: e
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour* |8 D5 h' H7 Y3 }& a; V
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and; Q. q% @9 g8 ?! z% n/ S
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right/ s! j* ^+ L2 Y6 U+ ]
back to sleep. 8 w) P& Y$ a" t8 G9 K! R8 u. m
# {1 \) U! m, w3 m! K9 z8 aThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
5 ` v5 p! y" a; w# P& l3 Uwakes the newfie up and asks, 7 u1 ~3 G4 Y; K" |; O
- J6 f7 c0 Q' @5 G, F'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
: ^1 p+ p; b; O5 k; O0 E/ f+ Pcomes down with four?' " e# v: R: D/ P& s1 A
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $58 {3 e, r5 j4 o1 n. I: k0 q- B
and goes back to sleep.1 k, J; A; O) h. X, `* s
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