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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a- w* ^0 ^$ Q$ y2 s8 I. m
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
) Z9 n- z+ n8 g) I) Tthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
, _) G- t0 ^7 ^the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I' H7 G7 a" f. H9 z" J" Q# t
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
# b* h; G; ~3 P* F$ Gyou pay me only $5.
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7 @8 c7 d9 @ s9 h$ C: I You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I. y" [+ M' x7 `) w
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
( _7 ^4 Q, a+ P8 Y1 H+ Jthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. v. b! }) d, S0 Q
3 C ~2 p# Y$ K! S& \/ Y& k* vThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
2 W- z3 ?, I/ wthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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$ o1 q& u' g1 vThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
& b; B2 v! J+ @3 ^4 \" C( Y$ hpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the) u5 c$ K/ T! |4 F( w
lawyer. 3 E+ A% W& D% Y$ s
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.: O3 u4 k: e, l5 O. V" U
; s. X5 a& @" \( ^He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with% [% S$ L* Z7 \1 x7 i! v5 b
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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+ ]- W9 B6 ?' CThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
. a9 w- j/ p- I ureferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
) U- K" ^0 K: N1 C) Ethe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour4 o6 J% M0 J- I. i, N6 N
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and8 [) R- x: s1 u: \& h6 E* b# y
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
9 C3 T) L$ r) l n* \wakes the newfie up and asks,
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: H. n2 X/ y3 S'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and2 L' k: t% A5 A- u4 b. m {
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $52 r0 t. g& v& j5 L- t* g% z$ i% ?
and goes back to sleep.1 l" O& U' a5 A3 J% Q/ E7 n
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