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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a; a+ l0 o. u1 m4 K" ]
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb+ e- ?+ V$ |; _) _
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
) g( Y/ p& `! w; S0 E4 p* Cthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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1 m! S2 q, U/ H3 ^% { The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
# H/ }) d, m! u he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
3 c; S+ m' F6 @9 [7 S lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
5 ]3 I s# m# w$ z' F/ e% N7 C6 E+ Z7 Cask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,. x3 Q; ?/ F& a2 a5 \, v
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
p( I% Z" b( m$ ~- Lthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. : `- b. @# @& f4 S/ [/ y e. s0 e0 ~
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's. ]! J& S& j) P& V
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' , F, w2 K( _; R+ t
* N ]& @$ F% V8 O% G n8 wThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
1 R1 M, _. g d* P4 cpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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( p! v( S+ v, v& r% M. \- nNow, it's the newfie's turn." \7 F$ P- R0 s! U
( Q" x- [8 ^% k! B. Z0 \1 P5 N2 lHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with4 _% D$ o3 T/ N/ K, \7 s
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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) F( ^; d1 t3 ]1 z1 y# j8 cThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all+ s0 C* u! K3 b2 Y
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
6 O0 n. H5 Y6 |the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
1 t1 e% G# F7 H0 I/ Q6 kof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
+ a8 c0 _3 X" b' I# X! Yhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
7 }, s8 D8 q |! [back to sleep.
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8 P1 V3 X4 Q6 f% _/ `$ Z9 AThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He6 K5 g( b2 V) E) g
wakes the newfie up and asks, - Q" r/ x2 T3 G7 ~ {
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and+ ^8 }; `7 g& M5 X, ^
comes down with four?' % {! B2 f4 v, v- k, x6 [( s/ [
3 Y# l& F8 O, q4 OThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
3 i% H$ U5 p4 Zand goes back to sleep.2 B& q) l$ i( } y; l) X) G% @/ V: F
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