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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a% F! O4 e+ E. {7 q
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
3 ]. f- z5 o7 G w7 V% V' |# Kthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if$ }" S" u1 J, E6 P% O, s7 S1 M
the newfie would like to play a fun game. ! N0 V" m i/ C- M' S9 ~3 ~8 R; B
q- \' E& J1 v" a% u2 H The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so. B! n6 ?0 y8 L" |+ D# m
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The) T/ f! [7 c! R, n
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
9 i q3 ~7 a& d G; E7 ?ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,8 j4 ?6 c& ]8 d
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep' _3 `$ s; F: M1 R8 _
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's* S. f6 r/ t8 J1 |) U
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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: g+ M- g7 S/ p6 X R" M+ DThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his; j! L" h9 [3 Y) s* [" \7 a( j5 _; @3 |1 @
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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# D0 N E; s6 G8 R" _$ P0 {. F$ x$ y# mHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
! s+ p* p1 v4 ]( @8 m, Zthree legs, and comes down with four?' 2 y/ h, S4 U: P) \( S9 [& T
$ Z& H! Y7 l! b! VThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
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% j% m; _! u9 P& M! g, w! ?. nthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour3 F4 C, q X& b# z
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and$ I- L/ A' V* L- v8 u! i
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right/ Q5 D. h( ~) M4 p9 c
back to sleep.
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; ?/ P. I' R+ `7 s" e0 YThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
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0 ?, p$ M6 P6 T'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and# ?1 {% |1 d- t! b7 ?2 o0 A
comes down with four?'
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0 s/ ^& A( `2 c' PThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5 y% ?7 W( q' b
and goes back to sleep.+ G# a7 h+ D# x7 l
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