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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a5 y, R& D0 W! ]: p I
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
- |* V; e( l0 C) y: Fthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
2 q0 k' I. S2 H4 f& Z8 uthe newfie would like to play a fun game. ! T: D+ X8 N; I1 Z5 {
9 G; z5 j" e4 Q% G The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so) E% {5 j) M4 E9 L! e
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The, ?# ^3 e# L3 X& A/ ?: l4 }( F6 P" T
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
$ K& o9 C0 O. N3 o/ i9 x+ S7 Wask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
2 P& g% ~* M- x9 U2 tyou pay me only $5.
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$ w- b* M4 V4 d+ I" s$ D You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
$ X" `+ y% j4 i+ v7 g8 p will pay you $500. - u2 ^' ]- {) R" r2 {2 g1 E
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep5 \' d; e2 I$ j- y
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ) S, n6 {% f& B
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
7 a/ H9 T4 @' V, }the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 8 [, d9 P) |! i, C" D: H
9 v* i( G& l6 x1 O/ E- i W) O% YThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
8 H4 w" i+ B6 X* ~8 `pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the: g! O4 r9 H) y4 R6 `, X; G
lawyer. / A0 \6 T8 e% f' ?$ K
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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
/ y2 h6 j. ? [0 T3 _5 p+ rthree legs, and comes down with four?' 9 m$ p' o$ |2 D- X" k
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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 hour9 M+ o" Y+ A( @! y& ~0 q. _
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and7 I2 \/ c `4 L' x
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right( z$ |8 K- n2 _$ T
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He- `! k; r1 s3 `, y: P7 P
wakes the newfie up and asks, 2 |" D* Q3 A3 D' V6 m; K: `
2 [2 ~$ V0 B& p5 g3 i'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and4 j6 [5 I T- {3 \5 F
comes down with four?' & x% D9 a4 U$ Y+ C
) }: R! {6 ^) d- D8 n! O0 z3 hThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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