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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a! n4 D0 [! S& ?. a* ~4 N
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb; P$ z+ C9 b( J& M) a7 L
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if7 L. v$ V. p/ M4 @+ F' {( }
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 1 I7 C( |: E0 V( ]: Y
% f Z, T Z2 ~: p The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
5 H9 |3 [2 ], M- s he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The' H4 g6 ]' T2 n8 H# Q
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
. X2 o& ]5 Y( C/ V6 fask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
- b% f, E& q5 k; v- L, Q5 J( _you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I& P4 f* J \! N, ^9 R4 i- l3 ~4 [0 |1 p
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep, r$ ^2 w9 \. u2 L5 Z7 z$ L/ t
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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6 h, K: V& H8 R5 z2 Q6 l! e1 dThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's5 K l/ f* ~) ?! p
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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9 q6 \& I2 }$ A; kThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
2 c* [ O6 _* O8 qpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
. q/ C% @. a. \: Q1 C3 ]lawyer.
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4 R* ~/ b, C' }5 K/ RNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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" H" [& d( ~/ Z# a; t+ FHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with, X% R/ x% G1 V2 A
three legs, and comes down with four?' Q6 |' G s P! g' ]
4 c6 W% Q A+ p0 P/ ?The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all; O: ^* |0 x% [& A. R# e
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
n) |8 j+ B& Q% o# a0 o) s% ethe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
% w3 J; B) v" @of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and* {1 ~( K" r* V- k( b% u
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
u( H- w' D0 B9 g+ Aback to sleep. ! a5 U& v2 j4 a3 d" f
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He' w7 W. G9 f- _, i+ J
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and$ l( ~- }: y/ a5 T4 I, g
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $52 }( d4 C' O1 _. T/ o9 |
and goes back to sleep.0 j: B% |/ a: I% H6 e5 H7 u
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