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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a! z; W6 I8 x3 r' U
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
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the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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* l, x" D7 l$ f# o# ]! F d The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
6 Y a g$ Q9 i/ M( c he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The( c+ E6 U# `! @: U
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I; O+ Y' \4 ~: h6 \
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,6 x0 | e Y3 l/ e" b9 N' F
you pay me only $5. / M, `' S( F' }5 D
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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* K7 P3 J" E V: [/ j0 f! P This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
" X0 L" T y: f% O- Gthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's& A1 ]% o- R" }
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his$ l( ?) B, j6 F$ w
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the- M3 C: x7 ]& G$ g" ]
lawyer.
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( v/ w; y& h$ K5 q7 CNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with3 x$ u4 [7 \4 r- H8 T" f x: o
three legs, and comes down with four?' : H9 A% L7 n0 u# K6 G6 K
( m" `8 w; n7 gThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
1 U' A( K5 i0 h1 W6 @' w/ g+ |references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all/ q! [, S+ G$ z0 t$ y
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour& ^9 I, R$ N" f6 D4 g3 P* F
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and, R: c. V+ U. A7 B' z
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
$ k" i! n5 b" t- l( \back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
0 u; u O2 p7 ?; x+ Twakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and) o& b8 c6 y5 v# R% B
comes down with four?' ' E8 o; q: X4 r# F
; |( b6 ]: ]4 a7 s$ y" D* T" C/ hThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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