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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a* @+ v% v" i7 ^( f( F4 s
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
6 K7 {7 Y; Z) j# g3 athat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if' I7 _% H0 }! f
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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6 [' f% _; s4 q) {2 } The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so* S) z4 J0 {4 O( v, K# p4 m
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
( i. v2 ~7 ?. Z# w7 g2 [ lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
/ @5 _7 x0 w0 v) ^$ w5 O1 I/ K, aask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
/ D. _; \- P1 C/ i! Kyou pay me only $5. I" y1 Z( {: o& A3 h7 n' Q
6 T7 U4 l n+ c( H: [; e* O You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
& z+ Y# q; K2 s: d# B8 n will pay you $500.
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) t! }, `' B+ f; H This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's2 v, }! E% H& m& \5 a
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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% ^. u. E, M. s# \- v! \+ kThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his, U5 z2 Y7 m. B0 Z0 a: [
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the* N- Y, E2 R: c# K/ d
lawyer. ; ]2 _2 g/ d5 `
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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+ B3 |4 @& }. `0 n% }) Y: I3 ?He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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. ^: Y! |$ h( ]. s7 b2 U2 WThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all' o8 Z% m* p" w6 Z0 b0 x+ a, v
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all3 [2 V# O# R9 O+ i* G
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
, c7 |1 u+ V4 g9 H3 R: d3 ~5 n+ mof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
1 J2 p6 Y) B* t3 Ehands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right1 a7 q% e7 n* I( w) t
back to sleep. : `8 Z. G' f4 o' E0 X8 w- H
2 g# l# J7 @( d1 J: {1 C; }The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
* j( J9 T# S" ywakes the newfie up and asks, , U+ [4 |- [ ?; ]
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and, E3 [: Y. p [4 x
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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