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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a4 d# E! t9 P$ O! l0 I
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
9 L) [8 ]$ C7 Z* N6 b2 w$ j f7 Nthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
! W; }* ]0 \' F( u I) [' Z, f( p1 mthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The$ C; T& N, z( V7 L# J
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
9 H8 z6 z, r% ^0 ?. _3 ]# Bask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,) \) |0 ~4 E N' P2 f/ A) x
you pay me only $5.
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# H$ b# Q- D6 z& }7 w- h You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
! ~! [! X7 Y; N' a. |: ` will pay you $500. 7 j) P) m; r6 {& `' k' H
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
q/ T7 G0 @& _& cthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ) o; N# \5 s- K) S. c8 N0 c1 |
8 s) U& M# k. j2 H7 GThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
" }1 z+ |7 a4 C/ s. F" B. E4 Rthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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5 _8 ]8 A- _4 b5 x& wThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
" z) _. G! X* t1 B. spocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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# ]* a% X( o) M4 eHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
8 \2 E% e! X/ U9 G3 m; Fthree legs, and comes down with four?' 7 F; }5 ^* x+ j
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all: k5 V" o K& W" X+ S
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
) X: p& S- A+ I7 Z4 ?# L. pthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour2 m; n3 ~& m( `2 \- U; b" b
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
) v# q1 A4 P4 d7 Q5 Mhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
# [ R0 m/ Q v& \) T, T/ e' j! v# Nback to sleep. - X) ^/ I2 |! F( r
$ H0 n. F- ^) P) ~" `The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
5 s0 u2 b0 D- G7 z/ Vwakes the newfie up and asks, 1 r" Y7 V% r/ k& h. S% v
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
8 B& d4 D# T& e/ hcomes down with four?' : U- Y, l- @- a
+ x( R1 ?; |- cThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $55 _; d3 a1 b$ v2 G; g' R/ G
and goes back to sleep.
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