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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
! y! h6 n6 M6 W: o. Qlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
% p7 D$ |1 H7 m$ W$ W0 y" athat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
. t5 F* Q; Q2 N* ^. |+ n# w( Vthe newfie would like to play a fun game. ! b! N3 c3 m% E3 j6 M+ x
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so/ N0 Y. a; X% w/ A
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
: C8 n2 M, a/ S& r3 b% K lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
6 @; e" J0 ]2 \# H6 z; p3 Xask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
# i% }* s' x- l' w" Syou pay me only $5. + }5 T M; V3 d$ R- H/ }
. z1 s X$ X- L You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I& V) j! V* A+ H! {! L
will pay you $500.
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/ K+ }* Z3 h: t8 E! j This catches the newfie's attention and to keep* A# F! f8 @# N. S3 R
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. : H( e0 I# U; q7 O! E
( l2 P2 L4 m8 ?: ~1 \+ DThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
M+ j- [' M1 F' }( R2 Z) Hthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his, l k; m/ y$ g( h7 o( C
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the1 c7 N; A0 s: v8 v, m1 P/ |
lawyer.
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. Z0 Y O0 ^7 d" E( HNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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4 {# ]) I- L1 mHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
+ M' r, ]0 ^0 I4 R6 t9 Ithree legs, and comes down with four?' 5 K2 E+ _7 Z: c3 U1 w+ c1 @
$ H0 ~; B. y- W# i) n( Q# yThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
8 }5 |, G# \9 @* wreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all" ?: x2 g; ?9 n* U
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
. N* ]) n G9 o8 A8 Q; I6 s6 I- rof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
; Z& P" n4 I. @0 Y0 {. m3 f( {hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right$ r: c! ?( [3 |/ o7 O
back to sleep. - d' s0 F# {6 Z+ Q0 h% q
* l/ d4 m) j" Q0 D! FThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He+ q i7 y) o( m2 N& w
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and9 ~) G& Z6 F. N" ?6 ~ O
comes down with four?'
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/ Z% Q% Q6 i! q! jThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5% b, m0 P# O' L0 m5 n/ O0 v7 c
and goes back to sleep.
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