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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
6 M# R: u# I$ U0 X$ r1 F; Clong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
8 @' j% \' ~! vthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if6 X$ v* G; a2 `
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, m( F2 p# _& b0 f& [
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
2 F9 O% N! O0 h& z' f. a: Pyou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I' ?; e( d' x. h3 j0 f# @
will pay you $500.
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6 t8 i8 |, P5 H3 h5 W; ` This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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' O$ H9 O- W8 n# z2 A" UThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's; B' u. Z3 S9 M* E
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' - ^" \3 ~; ?; D5 {
( _- z( R# N. L+ q/ J' O* |5 P4 X HThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his+ J5 ^0 }* x: R* b1 U: j5 i
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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+ Y1 q2 E+ d6 B" J0 s3 uNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with- Y0 P1 x+ E$ P, b1 j: Q
three legs, and comes down with four?' 1 `3 B0 S" m2 u" D' ^, ~
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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 hour6 X+ r( e# S6 ^/ A) |2 d8 L
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
4 ]! k0 t; e" l" `: y5 ?) E8 c8 phands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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: q/ H# I8 p5 m' @5 qThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
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; [. J* P+ L8 ~7 ^3 a7 ~'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and' Z) A/ }* b& f* i- H
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $54 |( q4 c) x# q0 W6 Q3 ]3 y
and goes back to sleep.# J' Q( z2 ^- ~0 g$ A
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