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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a9 l: M4 w! [! J4 r4 f% X. U8 n/ _# }
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
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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 j1 v/ Z- {- X% B) ?- B- r
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
9 i( Y R) x5 r lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I# j/ b& l, R- K# i, z- b
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,4 J) y" y( }* J$ P* L/ D0 W
you pay me only $5.
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7 u% G$ @* u. T* N; Z You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
+ D$ }9 p$ l, R7 N" [8 s9 ] will pay you $500.
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4 y# H4 C4 d# r( @8 f This catches the newfie's attention and to keep& T1 A7 X9 a; G) z- Z) o) X/ O y, v
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. " q7 \4 ]8 C" `' P c# j' \
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's: h5 |; O6 n; M6 H' g
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' ' ]' h% e O. I2 P) z' E
8 ?# @, I; H, w9 FThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
8 t/ V8 v# r% Dpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the7 V9 v+ Z8 }" x$ D( L, {4 M
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
$ ^- j" H7 E# K8 J6 V7 ]three legs, and comes down with four?'
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1 K% B! u2 v( d; A2 |The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all* d% V2 Q) j" R3 h" w3 d% x+ f
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
; ~+ K; m; x7 i5 ~4 dthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour* N3 `/ e5 `) {
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and* ^, j. S8 L& p8 h# p
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right( `, w; E. p5 Q5 A& g% r: P
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $59 q j3 H' ^% a' Z! e2 I
and goes back to sleep.: d. I$ g& w4 D
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