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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a) ]- ?( ]0 b; D% i5 R* U- ~
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb; q' q- h6 }1 C2 R0 R1 F7 ^ N
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
. X& |) X- Y3 s- i* T1 ]0 @" gthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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^6 K! D, |: r8 N. A The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so( W0 o. C0 l. T5 m5 A# o. U
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The9 f0 J# Y4 m5 ~1 w* V# x" b
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
& M/ M* x; h4 y4 H# r5 ~+ Eask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
' ^& Z5 J! `$ p4 X: ryou pay me only $5. 7 K. |' i3 K3 p7 O; b) m; f
/ E3 a3 D. w% e' ?( X9 A8 o+ j1 [ You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I2 j" Z/ @ T" i5 ^# |0 }
will pay you $500. ! X, ^5 V0 W% z7 f
9 H. t" B, y: z6 ]# y This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
8 c% @( |3 j: ^5 tthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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$ w, x, ^3 x1 CThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's r. H& H+ b: ]0 w" ~' T
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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: @. }. ^; ]* C( X( {8 L; i( lThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
5 n- b8 f. q5 F1 npocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the6 r) @5 V: a. @; n. l" R) ^
lawyer. 8 f$ f W# C o# q4 ^
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with. x0 g% c& b3 |: a9 v
three legs, and comes down with four?' / @$ Q' g0 K r' F
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
/ z. H( y8 |& I% R" c" w% b( zreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
( c7 B9 B, ~+ j& y$ qthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
( N. I7 v @6 I: a! |of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
6 v. {: I3 f1 m# Qhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
6 @! L- f8 \2 L5 T8 `back to sleep.
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9 w8 E/ W0 }4 R% K& N rThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
* [9 _/ _. n7 u0 o! H5 vwakes the newfie up and asks, , s' T6 ~& v. E+ Y3 G8 V! z5 Q
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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