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A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a. H$ `' O, m! n
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
4 {, S0 a# s* }0 @that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if& T4 V4 {' s8 S k+ M6 u. L& R$ l7 L
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 8 P& _- C7 {; V. s0 ]
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
' W2 B* j( q& Y4 t: ]5 I1 I* J8 k he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
& V8 p2 P0 b( w' G( p4 H lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I% B$ r+ x) V; n" {5 T" D
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
* ]6 C% z6 N4 L$ |0 K5 zyou pay me only $5.
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- j3 `& s0 {- v1 r) b* n9 O8 i You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
7 k7 D8 @4 [: `1 L will pay you $500. 5 v M. H# \3 C, D
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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2 q$ A! C+ O% K+ I' u! u5 _+ u8 aThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's# x/ s7 q; C. p Q
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' ) w4 H$ d) F z- z0 ^3 Z5 y
* b8 F' P3 v- t0 w- w i/ ], kThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his( Q- T/ ^% z- S) y( z( A2 P
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.& m0 \4 C: S" l
- Y8 n$ d, c+ Y7 I. UHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with0 y' L# N2 i y0 h8 z1 s2 S
three legs, and comes down with four?' / E9 J% l2 A: ^ N$ g
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
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the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour) _" w# y" S7 T4 n
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
/ \8 Q) d3 I- d3 _hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right: N, ~4 c6 i# p
back to sleep. / v+ J4 ^+ k' Z$ R
( W8 v$ b+ n3 _; ?4 M' f6 }* sThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
9 c% h; i; e# L* X/ A) Q5 @8 owakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and. T3 K8 c+ t' Q2 t8 ^$ l. j& P
comes down with four?' & i! L) {# q! A. u6 d) w! I
4 _+ A7 H$ }+ Y+ M! sThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5/ N2 c9 H( z1 g$ M6 S7 C9 l
and goes back to sleep.
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