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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a& `; |. @1 Q5 S/ @2 \
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb I8 J3 e1 r+ ?
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
4 P' ^& y# F1 B( \5 ithe newfie would like to play a fun game. $ D( ]( B' Q& T
& ] ^' m! n' ]5 B5 K$ ~ The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so* D/ Y) }6 t% k1 L- H
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
( l! r/ h& y# z' `" [' }6 J lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I0 y: D" {+ o, M$ w5 X" a9 r
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,7 P$ r( ]& Q/ c; v1 ^
you pay me only $5. 8 n1 M7 H6 B' P
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I* z; U, n. J( o8 {! y+ Q8 A
will pay you $500. - m$ I; o. Q# v
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
3 r8 v2 T, p3 o9 i" G# |/ w4 dthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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/ w5 j$ V& U: |7 DThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
% v( v( l) e- B1 r% v+ b& @8 c2 ]the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his E4 ?) v7 _5 ^1 d! t2 O7 O
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
* J; v3 F0 ^6 D2 flawyer.
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$ R* @6 B+ D V; m) T- h; LNow, it's the newfie's turn.1 ?2 p. p3 A1 w2 h$ |
6 \0 a) F% e3 ?2 t, r8 t) x: m! e+ qHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with+ r& h0 P5 w9 x8 U
three legs, and comes down with four?' * c; |0 \0 S# l' F3 b
, T" M3 O A! A) H6 ^The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all4 j7 O/ d' o: y9 ?" F( f. O
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all5 e" K. l% U# H9 f9 b* H: x& |
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
' u5 E! a: n5 Vof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and5 |) U6 B9 S+ A4 X9 @
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right) A( N9 V6 a: O& G$ h& R
back to sleep.
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$ o3 ^: I Y/ mThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
( T d3 i, @6 y8 q: j1 `wakes the newfie up and asks,
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' c4 y+ H6 ?5 B'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and0 ?) l3 L* v' `/ S4 w, `# ]
comes down with four?' & @4 s( _# P: G- m& R
- V3 _4 e0 V; e/ }+ h) oThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
& r$ C3 j( i- l- Z, R6 land goes back to sleep.4 K: o, J# Z: F0 T1 z
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