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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a% S/ H; ?! t4 K0 y+ j* L5 j
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb; ?( M- l7 x6 d
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if3 [8 C+ g2 V" \
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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0 ~9 @3 T! _. P0 P2 D5 X. l1 V% e- J The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so- ]' F+ ]4 ~; G8 B
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
, V' s: `0 A4 |9 J; x2 c; u; j lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
/ z; h& L; C6 eask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
! i- F3 d7 D" I6 gyou pay me only $5.
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& ~3 r+ U b* I) B" f You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
$ f) i# K# P+ [# C will pay you $500.
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! }9 |1 M5 G! ]& |. F This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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, \9 Y$ b% Q2 n3 EThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's8 p* M8 p& M- b1 o2 F8 K' I* u
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
: [1 C$ V. B; f9 f0 S1 ]7 wpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the* ^7 R9 c) Q( C0 `" f
lawyer. ! ~0 q$ x8 U/ P) W; ?9 b6 p
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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
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all0 b3 m! H- e7 |/ i( m. ~
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
* Z% y9 r( r9 @. ~, u2 R% tthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour$ }1 O5 o F1 y/ e3 T5 y) E1 }# C
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
. s& f3 t7 u1 ahands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right, | q5 Z" a& t6 k( d$ |
back to sleep. . G1 a7 a% J. v8 r
% {0 q1 P) q0 GThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He' \3 X2 P& w: w$ J
wakes the newfie up and asks, # O) ?$ }. f: E
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and4 i6 j$ B) g9 X( q) e3 v
comes down with four?'
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% D5 ]& B9 P4 |6 [; ?4 a7 ?The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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