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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a0 U+ H C$ F( I1 U8 M$ s
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb4 A. _. ?' O _" |* ~" z; x
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if8 t; G" t- L% u- Y+ D+ U* s
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so0 w" G2 m/ h7 p$ @8 I. w& t
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
9 U! J! |' W- d7 P1 H lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I2 e& b3 O. X1 m y
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
& z9 d* k7 I( p9 o7 x! e' m5 Pyou pay me only $5. 3 C5 V% G! G. }5 S8 L" t' [+ m
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I1 z) F) M! e; B
will pay you $500.
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9 F" p, v) V' F& I& t) _ This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
/ l' Z6 c6 r% \7 X1 Z& _the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. / J a. u* a; w: E$ w7 U5 M) u1 h
- V0 o+ o7 P, z: l6 t+ G$ c+ JThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
- \/ B: B% K3 U X- x8 y( M3 Ithe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' + \" k! @, ]0 T/ ], n& G
: y' A/ Q l; Y+ z8 }The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his7 i! `2 L! b, f7 t: U( ]
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the x5 |# x) b6 { m
lawyer. 1 [# a, I, R+ s2 V! @" E
: v: o" `* R% \Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with- E* a( \) r' Y" F, e4 _7 d9 D
three legs, and comes down with four?' " B* v; y$ i, b6 z0 ?) U; i
7 s3 }0 B! W$ m5 SThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all! m; h" o9 \& t
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
. o: _6 I( t$ nthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour8 t" \- p1 [4 ]# y
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and1 _- o7 w$ a0 ~+ ~
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right5 s- w# A3 P0 c$ _0 u
back to sleep. 4 q5 y: J) r4 M3 ~. N& I- ?4 k
- ]9 x2 c" I& h8 [0 B7 N. BThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He# b) O3 h3 b9 }, o5 N* s5 v/ Y
wakes the newfie up and asks, 7 W: F" Y2 P$ d# ]
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and( P3 f' q; e, v5 a! X8 k
comes down with four?'
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. g& d# N: J0 T7 aThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5- T! J2 p) W) L! q+ t
and goes back to sleep.
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