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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a* o6 J9 Q+ G/ o4 W/ Y1 e- ~0 a
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
1 Q4 Z L$ q! o# N. Z) B% rthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
& Q4 J1 o' r$ Q4 B/ dthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
" \1 d" L" M* ]& m4 e he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The, k7 E1 P) o5 E M$ L
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I1 h8 E T' I; Y
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,1 ~# ?. E; Y2 d: M4 _( u9 |% ?
you pay me only $5. ( N0 [. U5 R9 }0 i. {3 O
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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4 K) q, h5 o0 p This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
2 J. O0 M) M% y# Wthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. * [: Y* Y# ^2 x( T7 k
! O o+ c i* y f( B6 L* xThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's( t! ^0 L' h; o# R) _
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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" _$ l& _: g; nThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
/ p: z/ g) f. j6 vpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the0 I+ {1 c+ ?- [ E: u" Z% G
lawyer. 8 @8 w `4 y" B$ {& s+ @
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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
+ I7 q( {9 o- x# k( h9 `7 Xthree legs, and comes down with four?' # m1 H4 ~3 ~& O1 M1 ?6 H% x
b; A f3 m; x7 S! lThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
" C7 r) Q2 A; l: r0 R# l) creferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all+ j7 {3 f7 T- @. t3 J+ d* b
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour _9 K7 A$ N; m2 J
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and6 R# H* g9 H6 l; j
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
3 l6 s( g& i5 K, j" Iback to sleep. $ i( |" R$ @/ G+ d3 Q! J! G' d. j9 v
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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
4 _+ x( v) |( b8 B3 |/ ecomes down with four?'
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* g3 n* l y- \5 Y( S4 mThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5+ K' X# _. P' s: t! c- k% T
and goes back to sleep.
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