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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a5 k- |% ]0 f" {1 r' \% l
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb* m, v9 l) G9 A+ @
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if+ B$ u4 m- B5 n+ S2 V+ f7 K1 }, O
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so9 g1 C! O4 R% v, i" o
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
3 l4 g# x! K. r lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
% h- d9 ]- d3 g) w; mask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
. ^1 F: w2 U1 t) w2 g8 Xyou pay me only $5. / L$ [- `) p/ V- q; n( ^6 k5 E& |
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
# J: c( F- l- ?+ N+ j' u9 H- N will pay you $500. f9 p. l: Z4 S C# k
+ Q+ f% Z" C& z. @# q. P This catches the newfie's attention and to keep1 s7 G% A& i% T# ?4 @
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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% }/ V" q* \9 j- E' v* h& IThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's8 G% V2 L) X! ^5 |/ h% f
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his. I" y8 ]. M- @) b6 \* R
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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. P9 l1 [( C" c! @$ g3 PNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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4 t, e) |# [3 o4 \. d8 {He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with0 t3 D/ d+ t) k* Z* Z- {6 `, v( a- w
three legs, and comes down with four?' $ C! y. U; `+ q2 o+ C6 X
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all/ u' m4 P0 P4 U- z# ~) \8 l
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
# @7 L- [# i. e8 J% w, I( bthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour/ f* O6 X2 G5 B) Q- L
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and. ^) b6 r, }# {: W
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right! M; T0 j" X7 u( O0 Z
back to sleep. 9 l* x! G2 M" j
" X! v" [" i8 y1 q% `The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
& x7 z f' s; V. c4 O5 h3 `wakes the newfie up and asks, , B$ t; v% r! C# T; l
9 s8 r$ I+ A0 h0 t( @+ H- i% i4 T'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and. }3 G9 q: z3 f& q; N
comes down with four?' 6 r+ M# z+ I \) p" z
' ?) x6 h _! `* B; P7 }The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
' ~* P1 r! U0 x8 z" c: ^. v( Dand goes back to sleep.7 m, ~3 f3 o; @. _5 N( f$ G
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