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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a) s; z5 g0 Y1 L, X$ b
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb$ q1 s( p8 N6 m0 Y& m5 a
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if! U! ~4 O4 v7 g9 q
the newfie would like to play a fun game. . r+ {, C+ N: h: W ?: v# k/ D
3 D8 _2 N+ R2 T$ u9 S4 A0 J; M7 A The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
8 ]( f) z. f8 g& G he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The8 I8 J4 ~4 k; |4 V
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I& i4 v% r4 `6 |# Z: r
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,7 }% Y+ D% u5 }0 l3 E+ s
you pay me only $5. 8 C" t8 j2 g0 t3 e# z; b6 H9 t: ~5 m
/ v3 _; L! m l4 l You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
( z+ i; _6 d8 L will pay you $500. " h; Q# n- s# ^9 d) E
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep" f: B& v( f, G8 d/ @, ^
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
. @" m: `) s9 h3 W4 I/ }the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' : p* @6 a7 q* r& Y. U" y3 e" U
: h: Z9 g' q) D# {; `& gThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
+ A" Y" P* @. `; e3 Apocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the9 F( H; F% c/ n+ D
lawyer.
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) y1 ?1 i% v0 S; r* gNow, it's the newfie's turn.1 b2 }. V* r* ^7 Q- b$ d/ t. n" M
) K, @& v1 @$ A6 R6 T1 w; aHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with( B( x W$ {3 m4 \' w; b
three legs, and comes down with four?' 1 a4 _$ `% c, g- B4 `5 ]; I; }
p% ]& D9 ~7 uThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all, h% m# g s& W9 J. d4 b
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all! f0 I- C! W8 ~3 J: ~/ X, z8 Z' f
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour1 e% i0 A( l6 t `0 r$ @* Q' |- d
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and; z7 C1 Y; K& O" n6 ]
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right; |, m# J* j$ Y; q
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He0 C7 l% o' h6 `7 m% U( Z
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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2 q B3 g, a$ g8 h/ P2 x# F'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
! Y9 m- P1 I! `% B) Dcomes down with four?' / U7 [* [9 R9 [6 u5 K1 H
6 h( T9 ?' p) ~4 L- D3 KThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5, F1 y/ H2 C- n( Z+ c
and goes back to sleep.6 C- C s: Q. e2 k1 N# T
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