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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a t. e4 ^0 ~0 |% Q& l( O
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
{9 v t& U2 n7 @7 [that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if1 s7 a2 b1 C) |
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so% _. E8 `6 O( f3 [. O/ r) B6 X5 \" r
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
9 y/ p& N! L; e! R8 J lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I3 }) ^8 ]- M2 z/ `2 A7 h1 x
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
+ L G. |' Y$ Q e8 myou pay me only $5.
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$ g& b* P1 T8 Z# j+ s5 } You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep6 E& r! q0 V Y, w# d7 m
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. & h5 o" y; [% Y. x7 m
: g1 v. l' C" v- ^The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's* z P4 m9 \2 E5 {- v" u
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
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lawyer. ' p3 N* O# l, J9 @9 \5 c! v; _
2 x# ^$ U4 |8 c3 vNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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! z3 X/ ?$ e: @: a$ \9 EHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
8 D0 \$ d% T' x4 G$ _+ X' M2 H5 E# Uthree legs, and comes down with four?' : L# Y6 E4 v8 y( Y7 j2 c. _
, L4 V( ?8 W/ K5 r9 y% [9 LThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
7 F1 ] {: `/ y& q8 W1 l. Rreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
+ y8 A0 W3 Y, Kthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
. j9 ^" H. l* p: D" \& dof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
# E9 w. d7 b5 Lhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
& k4 M* W8 \3 l r; Bback to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
1 Y: W. z9 }2 y9 fwakes the newfie up and asks, 1 U ]( \% x. D( k
7 @: m/ N' t* |) E'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
% [! |# g7 ?! A x( vcomes down with four?'
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# K$ f# r6 b+ O: J0 r1 R% j: UThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $52 X0 v9 e0 h1 ]. [
and goes back to sleep.
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