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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a' d9 B8 b) H! x
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
$ G N) T1 O, Q: ?+ @1 W! s4 }* fthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
3 m, _& D A5 T( x0 Sthe newfie would like to play a fun game. 3 w6 z9 N/ A, a. Q8 l
8 {4 Z3 g; P7 ~ @# \8 J The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so" [0 F1 }1 C- a, X& ^1 ~5 m+ b: w
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
, a) n# h7 b, j0 K( c- B5 f' u lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I0 P. X% ]5 [, J" F+ E
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,# Q [# M1 i1 o
you pay me only $5.
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7 b) i% B! ]) X$ ]* {' z7 _7 [ You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep- _, r/ e) y0 \3 D N5 V" S0 H" [( _ b
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's4 q* {/ A, [' @: `
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
9 q% o; x! V) [9 s' x3 c7 ?pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
# T6 r; F8 i+ b5 D- ^: glawyer.
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* W4 _; W d; eNow, it's the newfie's turn.+ d! U% N( ], U& G1 m% W
& w& C8 C' `, _1 h7 ^1 W" FHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with' F: r! B) m, w$ S0 a( L2 l0 V
three legs, and comes down with four?' 5 b' F# r. w) j' M) Y( c9 T* O
' Y8 \, M. W% C' M* s/ Y8 uThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
: B. o2 b: I; Ereferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
3 ^/ e% K% x6 sthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
% Q& S7 {% ]% a' X, J. f2 T+ Zof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and3 m) e0 i3 L3 q
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right& f, b& }6 F4 o% G1 y* u
back to sleep. / D# g+ Q6 U, U) H% X
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
1 b" V$ Z3 U4 K# ~" dwakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
# J# U( ], z4 V% Y" y2 f) \8 Hcomes down with four?'
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9 T2 D3 I. T2 }' t# i! N& Q- QThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5* I! E6 K, _" V4 U3 {
and goes back to sleep.
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