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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a9 B5 Z9 c$ J. j9 W6 q z: x
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb/ ^% v8 b, n! ?
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if* a5 H, Y, z& ]2 \ P
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
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lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
1 L9 n4 b: d9 f* n" h1 Dask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,7 `* z7 b3 D- w/ F; v) K8 {7 x1 E
you pay me only $5.
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$ ^. H; I* j; i& _ You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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8 g) F; k8 W2 G- Q) k6 r/ C This catches the newfie's attention and to keep8 y* a" h+ D* W' B' u
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ; k, W7 C) O+ o
' d5 B$ \1 _8 Y5 j! A0 g) a4 ?The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
. C H+ _: x) Y0 ^* fthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
( D7 h/ E7 f7 L+ d+ S, x$ s- D" Epocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
2 o$ L" K& H2 O+ I! T' Hlawyer.
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3 e% m: L6 N8 r0 U# p. B* ?Now, it's the newfie's turn.* b4 S9 Z% K# ?8 j
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
, ^" }5 V0 T+ Y7 `+ ^* Dthree legs, and comes down with four?' . Q5 u% ^$ F0 N+ |; O( J4 W$ O
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
$ d m. N, U M/ m1 Ireferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all: [- K) M. T2 p4 Q" l7 M9 s
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
1 h% F& q& |- ]" B" K; wof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
+ k& l# _: N9 l9 K) khands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
* g! q. ], _/ c8 F" dback to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He3 e, L' S' z0 `3 V( y
wakes the newfie up and asks, : ^7 @& R0 h( l2 @
" W. \' l/ X8 `4 x& Z'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and! c% M+ K7 z. F5 b5 _
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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