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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a% u6 \; I( z$ @
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
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the newfie would like to play a fun game. / C9 `1 m4 K& }3 U( A" i
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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
/ s9 i% b0 k8 @) y) {ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
! \! `( C4 a! @. N: {you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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3 Y& s3 u' d6 t This catches the newfie's attention and to keep. q" e5 u* ~$ S" T2 x9 C
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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2 b7 i- V. d0 p( k4 i0 FThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's: s# a$ Y9 I$ H( R
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
, K" R/ g, R4 ]. K7 Q! M- xpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
9 V5 r1 G) N8 g9 R2 [9 m) Y3 Ulawyer.
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7 G" Y+ J3 @4 i* ?Now, it's the newfie's turn.* Y# W- g4 j8 n, J3 G
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with7 |; N0 L0 O- \
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
' ^5 X* c" z0 l4 K8 y1 a' yreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
. T9 z7 j+ U. @% e- \: O8 othe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour0 K" ^" i6 B: U0 j+ n% T) y/ x7 k
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
: n2 ?* W9 X% Bhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
$ }" V$ j1 f. d: ~back to sleep.
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" D; F) f. L$ i. ~" g, VThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
2 U+ P" J' N) n; I r0 D: ~ P5 Awakes the newfie up and asks, 5 B# X9 f$ d# ^2 }& y. i( N6 f. K
, d* u% w: S2 t! q& q |3 o'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
" x* M1 X9 O K$ Mcomes down with four?'
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- j3 {; M! z6 e# _8 y$ s/ t* I* N r; @The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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