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A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a$ w3 J5 c3 ^, h6 U2 m# U. r# b* T
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb1 a1 L8 p, e3 g) E' E. Y
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
! B8 L( \3 F# o# W; ]the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
2 U1 {0 S: A9 Iask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
" x3 e# b3 F& x yyou pay me only $5.
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- y. H8 }" ?5 i3 ?. ^( b You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I! P, e, f- O2 E3 n) S/ X! E( G
will pay you $500. ( ^6 h! j. K/ T- {8 c! d
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep( }6 m# W- X, l ?
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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! \9 }# Y" H2 A: n8 CThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
. {/ n* l3 k' W1 q$ s+ lthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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# P" q; u' k' k! T1 ]The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his1 w8 q/ i# [; Q: L" ^7 o; x+ j8 N
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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1 i2 @( L: O7 h* K8 i/ A4 XNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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* Q _8 k2 P: t0 u0 h/ @# ?He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
0 A% M7 B7 n$ `+ `three legs, and comes down with four?'
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9 Y) j$ c1 d4 ^5 m4 |! aThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all. v9 _1 ]5 [' R% B. x
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all% J2 X# D! w! C9 _
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour8 M4 w9 o/ N" \, q- Q7 r; f r0 C- l2 k
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
: K3 b* @0 {; A2 Nhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
8 @8 T7 r0 S6 u" [5 U/ z* o8 Xback to sleep. ! x9 ]! H# E' F0 I" Y
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He, W1 L% s: h6 O7 m
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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9 t% Z" A( `9 }7 s2 {The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $51 H0 l, E; O, ^- c7 v* f" [
and goes back to sleep.8 k% v+ Y# @6 |9 n& J7 z" \
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