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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a; F& s* H/ Y/ Z# L, ^- ?
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb& I0 M5 ]3 w/ D5 H/ A
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
# }* z& |' b2 v4 Sthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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4 V1 D( L8 P& A/ q A The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
4 B2 M1 Z9 U1 I! r y0 o he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
- y0 J# j( h, T1 @5 H1 j: c$ V( L; b lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
. l: \% ^ z: v. _# M% v, [" H& Sask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,5 s( p$ G* ^* G& m T4 o
you pay me only $5. * H: Z4 g5 E7 Z* u
N& k- J& d% b% P- m You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
$ T7 Y; D3 t& z# \/ h will pay you $500. : c: v6 M* f' `5 q! g2 u
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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. M4 K" K4 z( L$ x8 i5 T: tThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
2 [& L& c( A+ ?6 v( |4 _the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' - b4 s9 H3 ?" ^3 E- h
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
! z; D. D1 B% r! O, @pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the5 g2 J8 b- _ X4 z9 I# {. |# N, L
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.: [. A, K% u# H5 H: Y
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
7 p( c0 e4 G+ \& }+ i4 s8 sthree legs, and comes down with four?' 7 F1 W% k. v) d& Z+ |
! U8 h( A2 i- z+ n" w% ]) I$ N# |The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all* K, F! z4 Z: d: y$ D2 z
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all$ `6 w& N7 @& u! Y
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour9 Z! @8 h- W9 {- B0 O) _% r0 I
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
$ K' ?/ z3 q7 X5 k0 ~9 s6 ~3 vhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
3 S* o3 ^$ J5 l/ S5 sback to sleep.
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. R4 @( P2 @6 c* Y$ kThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He0 o1 b/ Z8 B4 z- N
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and6 I# }" q! j; K5 D8 Q( Y
comes down with four?'
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5 V+ n' N9 v: c+ y v/ vThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
% X) B, |, t% N. }1 g7 x% yand goes back to sleep.
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