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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
% z. y" F# H6 o7 dlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb0 c" p6 b5 P0 ]0 W' y/ G9 l' R
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
) {- l7 b% N- ]9 ~/ ~$ Qthe newfie would like to play a fun game. + {5 w. T6 n [' d# }4 W+ W8 r
$ }- F- _3 W0 U9 i/ c The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
6 q6 X- P% u; d he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
, o" L' _1 g! Z& ?3 C/ `0 x lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
0 y( C* q9 U6 e3 D w/ X' |ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
2 b# G5 X% w1 G4 }3 nyou pay me only $5. 9 ]& u/ |! j( Z% \2 n
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I& T5 X3 j! U* d
will pay you $500. r9 g; s# w9 i) q* E. T, `
$ X7 n5 C* c& U* f0 f% m& u5 @ This catches the newfie's attention and to keep% f# ]$ o9 M, f+ Q
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. / C) t( w+ N$ P/ d2 p0 ? X8 _
0 S: o% C& S2 [3 g1 hThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's9 v$ y. A& G6 p8 e' G! |
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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9 b: P) @3 b9 B9 { F" `0 r nThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
+ u! D# K& P# B) T! e+ O3 rpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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7 _7 J. c( j6 G. k6 g) q3 k% R" CNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
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the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour8 T( p4 i) u! V! R
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
* b* k0 i( q' _$ q- @! rhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right# ]0 j( @' N; D3 b3 J, ~* N2 @
back to sleep. . W( N, ]) H- @9 {
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He: n m7 Y C z
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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4 m2 W: w g$ g4 C5 f$ h'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and/ w. q0 Q1 p' f z
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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