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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
9 l7 v) L- m, j/ ]% S# ^long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb6 H5 ]% e1 o# E! Y0 V3 ?" f% _
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
4 X4 E. l+ J3 H) V7 c( Zthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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, o7 u0 N7 o* J& N7 ~8 u$ x1 v The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so b8 [- E5 ^3 y7 N+ N! K
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The+ W" \) ^9 Q; z. `9 y$ ^9 v- E
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
\ w4 D1 o! o0 T- m9 aask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
9 ?; e! Q" t- q* }+ S- [& R' E1 qyou pay me only $5.
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" W# I: A5 M! I: q1 P1 V8 s `: w- g9 H% C You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I9 n, u: I, h" `/ i7 l, m
will pay you $500. - ~" ?9 K8 g) M" N6 U
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep# v6 y- w9 P+ C- A% @; `) O- v
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. / N* K5 |& w3 n- T" A
2 R, Y5 ~) }4 [4 U$ D( hThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's5 F4 T2 a8 u3 j; c }1 A
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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3 a; A: F' w7 X2 B! p6 W8 ^The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
; E8 a- v/ e- c2 H' [pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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7 j6 b. ?- q8 lNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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2 _ Z! a% q- HHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with; t" b: o l5 `0 t7 G
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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3 |* W/ [& V. h/ g7 `The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
' w1 r5 n- L' D' Ereferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
+ |* K$ G [5 m& ?. ^, N: ?the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour) z J, Z0 X+ r: M# B" S- u
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
' O$ [# h; M5 \* q) G/ T- \, k, khands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right$ ?" W- @0 ]. m
back to sleep. 6 ~4 ?' }: S) m3 _; j& p1 ]5 J J
9 |/ j7 K3 b9 B+ ?The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
4 A" |1 w& t$ Swakes the newfie up and asks, 4 W% E! h$ Q! y; w
* ?& g' G% q w8 `1 h'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and5 n2 d+ I% d: W' u- u8 g
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5$ ?' ]" i3 }4 g6 S$ D( [/ ~
and goes back to sleep.
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