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A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a/ e" E0 E5 ?6 c% K; D
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
2 @& {$ @/ `- z! H2 a, Wthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
# C; H W/ |6 E- Q6 Ithe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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8 {3 ^% ~: w" w9 w5 Q" J The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so; O- b0 W8 i& a8 S f5 v
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The- p$ t% D% f1 a; B# o" l
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
^* r6 L5 x: Eask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,9 A D }" W, V$ t
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I$ L- J1 L. ]. _* H5 ?
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep) C$ s; g; D; J A) P
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. $ }& D' R/ o4 h# m( I; P
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's" ~. s' K r T
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his% `0 G* ~* H' v8 L, z
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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/ e: i& h z) |% O) x Y/ T3 wNow, it's the newfie's turn.& S+ C- }5 f3 L
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with( E# w3 m" e, h
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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P5 l7 J/ x! FThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all% p) F, ]8 _5 W5 B
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
" `- v3 {" v$ ]% m' i- ythe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour0 K9 i& Z; d* d2 F: v- V, H
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
; _, @. c6 ~# f& X9 V. p- F+ hhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right+ t1 P" D, c) A0 c
back to sleep. 6 x5 P" k( N/ D2 p7 [
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He" b( Z! K1 O4 l% K
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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. t* S$ Q$ @2 {! e7 s'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and) \, o4 u/ l9 u& O6 L5 u- ?
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5# W7 w+ G! f3 R1 v/ \% z
and goes back to sleep.
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