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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
I; {' T# ~, \* G' ]' }* {5 u6 Q; \- clong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
& e6 k* H$ L1 ]! R8 h2 J9 }3 e2 r, lthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
) P- C9 z' ?3 E+ Z4 {0 J' ~! Gthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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$ [$ I- ]0 X3 |% X The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so, H) [& s7 Y9 z- E: o4 A
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
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ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,. {/ V( R8 q- }8 ?4 k
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I( q/ y3 I7 ]4 Y! N5 G" x1 R0 z2 o
will pay you $500. ; J, }1 L4 x" E6 T: t
- G* ]2 f$ a u This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
J" j0 }& s7 y4 z/ }( G0 I7 othe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 5 w) n& q/ x% H# x7 V! S( d" h
1 F: e1 l2 Q$ I+ s# DThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's$ k0 k& ^2 q' T* E: z
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 3 @! k! N3 D. L& K+ ?9 w" Y
1 `% j; _/ Z: E; YThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
* u& K$ V+ K& |1 o& G" Wpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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1 }% d6 d8 A3 v0 X: e2 lNow, it's the newfie's turn.* W% r3 ]6 ^8 H
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with( R. s, d4 D* `. v4 u' o
three legs, and comes down with four?' , z9 Y) }4 i9 _, _, z7 c5 w2 B
8 C( }, O4 O- ~" L! IThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all' w3 w) t( J9 a7 K2 @
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
( O: @- D. H) n* H" r- D9 Jthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
, M* v4 h: z* K; ]8 [! I) U3 Vof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
5 L/ S' }0 f- X; lhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right7 O. e# ^6 s! [2 g9 l: Y
back to sleep.
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8 s" S! {( q7 t4 t4 n% \2 GThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He5 u4 {+ P& R% K3 y4 f# X
wakes the newfie up and asks, : l0 i5 h5 C }
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and! p* M, p+ A3 c7 U9 `0 Y- i/ S
comes down with four?'
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$ W* D% T! n: i1 t4 F0 \The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5+ @' L8 g8 X+ a" R) a f3 V: J
and goes back to sleep.
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