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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a0 o: H* @* x9 o S
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb- G( E& t. _0 f# s
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
8 s5 W& T% O2 y8 |- ~' c$ {the newfie would like to play a fun game. U# F8 A* [4 p3 W4 {; X( Z
7 ?% e4 s& r9 ` h7 u0 ^: t The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
0 f! b; s; F; d+ E- c4 s# o he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
. q, F$ S1 q' H/ p& u2 [ lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
" `* |3 T1 ?8 L4 task you a question, and if you don't know the answer,$ v. B% u$ H5 I* M$ E0 v
you pay me only $5. 3 {# k9 | S! s6 E4 I8 f( s
) j. |* U& A K4 q% J+ [2 y You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
U3 Y6 i3 Z) P. |2 I( h8 b will pay you $500.
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: Y1 K) a+ k0 L1 O) Y( m0 ? This catches the newfie's attention and to keep' T7 w0 F) e( F5 Q
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
4 n+ f' J. j" H% }6 Kthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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0 r* o) ~( w8 C' c" J# qThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his5 {% z. e! q- ]6 d- K: s
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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8 i3 m3 C: \3 o# w# Q) v$ f2 WNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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' r' k V1 n, f# V$ PHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with$ W9 R" I0 g* |# W8 J- K
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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( v$ M4 Q5 F7 C; z. ~7 zThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all: D6 N+ L B; I8 }8 @+ ~" {
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
7 t7 b5 ~6 L8 \6 w* Z- t6 sthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour8 D8 ~( N) h1 s
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and1 Z! h9 g) I, o7 ~. H
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right5 x6 s* H' X7 B9 w9 T7 f9 Z
back to sleep. - `( g6 d; e* i; B
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
4 P! h' y6 u1 c- ^+ r. @. F7 wwakes the newfie up and asks,
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. q; C: A, r0 ? e+ k'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
' \! K, f$ \. r$ N1 E$ u1 q- j$ [comes down with four?' * k7 f1 b! I: R+ K8 [6 T
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5' T- o# q7 h' A; G$ Z
and goes back to sleep.
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