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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a3 {- Q9 Q- u1 R6 J
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
* S) t; \$ @5 Lthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
: c* B6 a& e1 x& Rthe newfie would like to play a fun game. ( [8 N& A9 n- t f* s2 P
: W/ E7 I& O o The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so. n' c) n# T9 W
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The9 E. d. `- N+ ~# r( ^
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
, C* k( N) d2 B, g9 Mask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
+ w3 G$ `5 O8 h1 Z# lyou pay me only $5. 7 L' P* A, D0 Z4 l, F
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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% H1 L4 Q/ [( T0 a6 N This catches the newfie's attention and to keep( k2 d* Y3 A7 x }- ?+ [0 a0 v
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 5 l; V/ D/ }4 t% G" R& ? `' C
- Y# X# ]8 x. }- e. VThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
3 [) m V8 j4 N" H+ _+ ]the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' * w9 W* |* G% [ F3 U
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his# x- q4 ?. R) C
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the% q8 v3 J' e5 O" Y
lawyer. $ x; f( }/ `# P/ w+ B/ f
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.6 L2 C- G0 N# R# n0 b" b
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with5 c0 a0 ~3 Q3 u
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
& T8 }- }" N/ y. L8 E2 C: ]references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all7 n( |7 T$ W& ~+ i$ e# b0 |5 l* S/ z
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
. L: p, t( [# @" bof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and/ h" i4 h- Z/ Z, b( X: L; Z) O- v
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right/ _7 O) S# O" y h% P3 l! G% F) D
back to sleep. - c5 `' d) L, ~( P. f5 |
& \& r: d, K% l' v# w, K8 YThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He# [3 G- V! V# D; s
wakes the newfie up and asks, - V% j1 B1 g& O }: P: B
0 ~4 h4 o7 m' j'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
7 l6 t" _+ R1 J* U3 a/ c" \comes down with four?' " d9 z$ b# S# R3 y- j$ J) D. H
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5! T0 R, G- V$ b& Z
and goes back to sleep.
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