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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a$ d, m6 J7 o# M c! D
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb. @/ K' i4 d" @3 r2 W3 y M
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if( ~7 ]- y& S6 \! I0 Z
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 6 T0 ^4 T0 ~/ n+ T+ c/ W6 l
- \0 }( V% ?, }( Y# Z# Y0 [. y1 Z The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
. s2 h3 n, R: [ E he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The5 H) {4 p9 f5 ?7 X+ s9 s/ y
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
7 e0 L4 Z. H Pask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,' i; c& g5 O g* Y
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
% J/ v1 n1 h6 e! V, `9 gthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
. {4 i! L- @, O, E* J* W. kpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the' I* D9 n9 X h$ ?) Q
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.) r% P, g: B; n# Z
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
& x/ E# Q2 M6 D2 X5 |three legs, and comes down with four?' * m. \ Y* p {! q$ ]) y( {/ [
7 J/ ?! H& y! Y: m; |1 oThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
4 Y1 X; B: W; B9 |" P; Freferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all( x* a2 ?) k+ w3 u! h
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour+ _1 R! i* v: ]3 t" H; l
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
$ i$ f6 X* h% `9 w5 x' vhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right. R! m# }( v' J% c F6 |
back to sleep. * a) o @2 D" h3 H+ C& `- L6 J, s
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5$ t2 _# T# z& |/ x1 a7 ~0 O
and goes back to sleep.
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