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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a2 ?3 C8 _4 T3 R2 }$ h, ^* }
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb3 ~# C: q( o8 Y$ a' h# f+ N2 b
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
/ H! W* E m8 S" l5 l I J1 \the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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. e1 s! ^* f6 }! m+ \ The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so; F9 G8 J! j6 l" ~. M! l* u) ]
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
" L4 x) |8 {' y' x( a+ a lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I2 w( C- u4 X9 l: L6 r* b9 x
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
4 l' ?" u& H: T& A# H: \you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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0 B, @: {4 z+ k8 a& @ This catches the newfie's attention and to keep0 O3 z7 y. ^5 ]/ `: W
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. / K9 E- f: G/ f5 d$ t) ` E
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
7 E" m% H8 o/ |1 K) bthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' % x* L# e1 [) l' l/ [7 t
9 ?4 D3 x/ U1 U; @+ e' C, H( IThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
) {* N! Q4 E2 Fpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the6 b& q2 X0 E5 D, A
lawyer. ' |$ g3 Z; N2 z3 t+ R7 C
* V6 U3 {0 x' ENow, it's the newfie's turn.$ L4 |8 @5 V) f. Q6 A9 b8 B* C
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with1 Q" }4 A- Q9 D! C( H8 [
three legs, and comes down with four?' ( |$ s# s# R; C# r1 V
; `& J% s% Y- O! s' b/ N' xThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
1 c; P$ N; ?4 D! Creferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
9 x0 _3 k% x+ u8 {/ X4 _0 \. \/ O9 hthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
- n" a1 i5 L8 B9 D/ Qof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
4 f4 F$ v; F4 v0 o+ N3 f% ~7 hhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right' \' ~! e) B+ h
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He5 ^4 l& N4 I$ j D/ F! {3 |
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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x7 w3 J1 T- A( ]! P! Q. C/ @! q'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and1 b$ O4 T& ~6 G
comes down with four?' 5 F8 p) r7 y& s$ g5 v, L, n4 o: q
$ d8 k" s( S" b- @+ TThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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