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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
1 j m# {4 ~" U- B$ Flong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb" m0 }; a: H4 i! C9 E' [" x1 e f
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
/ s' L$ e2 Y- ^% h1 C2 B- Zthe newfie would like to play a fun game. / l, ^% h) y( X' U) A' R' N5 T
U- C) W, E2 s' h) j, b( q$ u The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
1 l8 ^# ^* v; {. X4 J; ^ he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
! c5 h$ @" Q* ^2 c lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
! ~* ]1 _% Q2 O. s# L: ^, w/ wask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,1 p P2 y- [4 M0 z Y& m- C
you pay me only $5.
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2 y9 g8 D1 |" A9 L: X7 D" [" ]7 V3 J4 @ You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I* p6 d: O: w. N9 e, M; {: J
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's( Y# S6 |* K$ ~% B+ b! s4 \. y! a
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 5 A2 j4 T1 d! m q8 g y
# I6 y! c+ J5 E9 N7 M, eThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his. y4 h8 y7 J8 }* {8 Z: \3 m+ T
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the- f3 z' ~ h$ Z; d& a. `# q4 {
lawyer.
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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 I. W X4 `; k: F3 R6 s& m6 Z1 K
three legs, and comes down with four?' : W+ J& U* I, L$ d* h: I
. Q$ }$ ]4 J* R, V' y# dThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
8 f2 T( v. ^, v& D; Rreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all! b. P" i' o0 D; y/ R
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour' Q/ A; Q3 S h e4 Y
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
X: z% m, V0 N0 K0 nhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right# R, n1 z" y6 {) }: Y
back to sleep. 1 ~) r8 f4 j: L3 Q
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He5 n. S3 H8 @5 @* U) v1 K
wakes the newfie up and asks, + Z/ `2 Y5 h }
* h& z6 n3 d1 ]6 [; o'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and- {3 |# F% e4 p
comes down with four?' 9 f- A/ w8 q! J Z0 ?
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $55 D& S( R/ D" }7 Q/ J, H* K
and goes back to sleep.% I0 S4 u" G( i
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