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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a9 g( | O, e- N/ |# K
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
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) \' D- K/ q* L' v( Lthe newfie would like to play a fun game. 8 M$ `3 }, n/ ?2 |6 H
) G! Q9 e: p/ q8 V: i$ B3 V The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
; c7 d$ X8 w+ R5 ~ he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The! q* _1 i1 P! B- Y. U
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I5 [( x- V+ c. A+ @/ H
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,% ?; u7 p/ C, |7 ?
you pay me only $5.
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/ C* w6 x5 [/ Q8 A You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep7 c u$ [ w p
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. & L+ Y' C5 k/ I- z3 B
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's, a7 j6 D- K/ q8 Z7 B/ B
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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& X3 i; A, n: [, P* P& E8 }! iThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
) b2 T% F. N; `pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the, U0 i r1 d R* H
lawyer. . `/ C5 B5 ?3 b0 e$ l, M! t# j
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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: A8 _+ L2 i2 p% F" H
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
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the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour7 h8 v* z0 ^. m$ v* T n8 O( ~
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and! Z- J& ?7 X) g" z; Q" o& K
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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$ G: G7 G2 a3 ?6 W0 o8 EThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He5 \* i* O3 _9 n+ }
wakes the newfie up and asks, . E- d9 A% f4 a& U* Y) V N/ f5 p
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and) t+ \' Z5 X! }: X" I8 ~8 H
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $58 Q2 l2 p9 S4 `
and goes back to sleep.
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