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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
k( A% k# A. Z. E8 U* qlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb2 O$ R* j6 @; p9 H; y% L
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
, @8 D! b3 D" a- n. |the newfie would like to play a fun game. 0 p' f1 e' |: C& `& p% L% O) s
, O/ S2 O: G1 w4 E4 _ The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so7 u) w) ]) k9 J" M7 S: V8 ]: ^
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
. g U% i4 w7 S& w/ o* | lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I$ I# x; |' a( A1 |- `; M" z0 i: Y
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
' @. T) l# n$ V* uyou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I' M( i7 r! x2 ^7 I0 ^) v7 f, [
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep% u! n7 Z1 T: C$ p; ?. R
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. / i. N$ D4 I$ P; d
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's! ?! q- _6 G8 z2 j0 v' S
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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5 x$ |% m/ s2 o- E% O/ oThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
9 B/ n7 U9 h4 O% tpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with5 o# K4 P# I5 A! @- o0 z
three legs, and comes down with four?' + C8 d+ z5 _1 ]
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all/ k0 k$ ~2 Q) ]. E0 N' J
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all. B: r5 O! g7 K# Q
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
) R! d' t$ ?% T' V; }6 Lof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
- h- A% |7 u0 shands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
# M9 B+ a2 F8 r: pback to sleep.
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2 \$ x3 d7 G2 W3 b, @; B/ X: pThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He( w. g/ E$ L/ i5 ]% I: q% p2 `$ ~" M/ Y
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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' r5 ?% G& Q2 S7 J3 y5 D'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and/ d, n& c6 {# Y" J1 I' j
comes down with four?'
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, g- [! E: T: v8 KThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $52 s, |! C# ^* F3 J6 r( F
and goes back to sleep." G9 h O3 h) j& V
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