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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a$ G+ g3 I' V: M/ R& i! P
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
% I# x" P& l2 x; S9 vthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if, B* o, }) K; h, K0 }0 z
the newfie would like to play a fun game. + d; J q- `; p# N1 c# y9 T ]3 ?
3 j$ q, b7 t. u- J: A The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
: v" C' @( S# K2 o, x3 W# b2 x3 | he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
$ ^8 O- ^; B; s: b- t, M: _# j lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
% I f. j# G& G' u2 Zask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
" f. p( R6 M8 y- U/ {1 ?$ u$ t# {6 @3 iyou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
8 \/ ?& l% \8 `. d2 l will pay you $500.
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0 Y: X9 m0 h7 X" G& |. Y, @ This catches the newfie's attention and to keep8 G6 i. S/ ^! S# M* K6 T$ z
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 8 ] T6 j7 ^" e/ t: `* ^- E
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's* ~$ Y9 I" X6 C0 b! `0 L
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 7 z! R& u. G5 p3 C& x1 X& d
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his( y2 J$ i$ F6 i3 x
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the' x. R' B4 L$ D& O
lawyer.
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! I' K7 f4 s* ]: w+ U5 V6 A2 LNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with) D2 @# x6 R" y, w* Y2 z ^2 J
three legs, and comes down with four?' 1 |0 }1 h8 a7 J. O. o
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
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/ X# ? _4 E1 dthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour* R' w" K" [7 ~ f/ P }; t% N" x
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and) t$ a; M, T( q% J0 H. v
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right0 j1 ^! w" a7 g/ ?& H( h4 P
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
' U4 h2 b% E3 p5 L5 O& C0 H- jwakes the newfie up and asks, ; ^; T8 O! m; G( F; o! _
! h9 W- f3 D/ E/ L* y1 |- H( a'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and/ X9 R; J/ K$ l0 Q
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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