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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a' f: _1 |& h5 X0 |) r( O; v
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb! H6 Q% ]2 C* u2 ?* B4 M9 E; t
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if2 i8 a6 l: b1 D
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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" w, B; D( i$ r- W3 i9 ~" ~$ D% f The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so% \) q; a6 {3 e4 g Z
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The' k& s4 r& K+ F: q! d+ h4 Y
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
9 H% I/ A3 X# U6 N0 Aask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,; g; k$ S' ?2 B- X h* j; L8 z
you pay me only $5. : w- z% P/ t! O% h; }
/ T8 t0 X) l6 \, @- h You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
" i6 e1 |7 D* P! u will pay you $500.
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9 ~ i4 A- a. a% D; K( i This catches the newfie's attention and to keep, j3 \$ J: W- ~7 s5 H5 H4 V6 K
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
, W! q! K) k' y- {8 S( S, U8 E6 X/ Athe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
& Y, i0 A, V8 Y0 m- q4 Mpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the! Y5 K! D; n, a5 Z0 P. s
lawyer. 5 b! z5 y3 i* f5 j
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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( b7 W9 p5 _) n! n* G# oHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
, Q! k5 ]4 Y/ b# k7 N% Gthree legs, and comes down with four?' ; Q0 z+ V' K% G" T8 ~8 [/ G
: K9 j. \. P5 }The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
( A' T9 I3 p# m8 H, freferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
7 f) {* `- G3 e( I+ ~! |the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
" J) G* d/ p5 Q. Rof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
U7 w) h; Y7 c: _. B+ Ehands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right0 ?7 i- v& d" v
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He6 O* g2 \+ x, g3 F& [ P
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and; y/ o" X6 a/ e& c$ v4 c" g
comes down with four?'
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6 N$ a M0 g8 o; x, AThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $59 z% I4 e+ W; [: G9 \0 l4 {
and goes back to sleep.4 d# A5 f1 v$ H) _& t. I
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