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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a0 r- }( V+ F. w+ a$ O# ?
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb# N% D5 M$ {) y% ~
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if8 ]! t0 B! V m$ p
the newfie would like to play a fun game. - c$ b) R: Z' v" u2 ?
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
- g" T/ c4 m S! n5 } he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
& j) p4 @: v/ z) V6 S lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
) z3 J! c H, k$ D' X3 H5 F' @ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,/ Q7 S5 r! ?# @5 s: e" T+ e
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep0 `6 `2 u* l5 k: ^' J8 F j
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's) f3 A8 R8 `1 @$ t9 A2 Y( X
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 3 o B C- m* u8 ?- _
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
: E* [$ m' @8 z3 b$ [pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the/ L( j3 J& f( t& l
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
+ \9 V. I4 p9 [, h% h; B( e1 |three legs, and comes down with four?' 2 q M5 D1 ~9 n1 ?
" |8 L7 { X* L+ N+ Z" q/ OThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all; d" R9 f; I z- X& }! E" q E1 b$ Q. R. l
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
2 r! ^9 F( T1 ~. G5 v+ sthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
, ]+ n4 w& d) L) L+ w8 u8 w" |2 g, Kof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
3 i+ B, r: }" \: @0 a0 u" O. q0 Nhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right- D/ S7 P# B3 C; F
back to sleep. + G! ~1 Y0 n7 N( z
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
" W7 P8 R4 @( {( |, ~2 lwakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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- A- x5 X1 l6 |& O% K" B8 c& \) f0 s- }% dThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5 ]( J) M) M, _1 S
and goes back to sleep.
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