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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a7 j* }- Q+ i3 W& b; G$ }$ W* P
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
; J. b7 F7 O6 n( p3 ^that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if/ _9 K. }2 K% Z5 J" B
the newfie would like to play a fun game. ' w) ^! g/ j: }2 j
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so% s q U2 A2 U8 I. a; ?* Y
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The7 [$ Y9 l1 @3 v" m
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I1 k' |. S$ c2 L8 q; y
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,1 O1 Z2 Q) n2 j5 J
you pay me only $5.
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. ?* ]5 T# j7 Q) L% o' Z# e& m You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I7 E8 |0 q4 t. b$ ]7 i/ U- ^
will pay you $500. ' b: _) G9 l; K* f) x$ ?0 }
8 |; v8 [# S6 E& ]/ K, B This catches the newfie's attention and to keep4 i/ T9 o w: U3 M5 C
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ) v1 k: i) d/ {: l" {, q5 i8 Q p
- A2 d, F6 e" _5 \ [The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
" b% {# S0 j0 r7 r/ \9 Q3 [- tthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his8 @4 ~7 J, G K9 e' E
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the' m% a( b7 M6 @% {+ P
lawyer. ! W7 e. ~1 k5 B- \( e1 W- Q
1 h( d& @, i& h/ m# @7 a/ WNow, it's the newfie's turn.1 G" e( q: B3 _; P) M! a
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
$ @- c+ B, x& z7 hthree legs, and comes down with four?' + a- ^$ y5 I! F/ k {' C
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all( a* E4 T4 p! f, i9 K
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all4 i5 C6 d) y7 @
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour; K3 D9 _7 T y- X1 W9 T% ?) ?
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
6 \. ?2 k8 _+ Q8 l+ Y1 D }1 I |hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
3 h4 r- x! D: X2 `wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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6 [$ @ |* a6 k! R2 pThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5" g) @( W1 N( l" Y: M" l
and goes back to sleep.
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