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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a+ z& x% T0 H$ y, _. ]
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb* a4 @& {* ?0 R: R4 _
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if. d* n3 Y* _/ d. x% R( f, `
the newfie would like to play a fun game. ' U a0 u' m/ u- Y4 x% ?0 D/ u
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I# l; A! A5 D }% ~
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,0 y3 Y. M$ F0 `
you pay me only $5. 2 Y# H% x" O! T2 h' q: u% n
& y5 ^- V8 g( w You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep+ y4 W Z7 E; l: s2 v
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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- @5 o3 S+ p8 n: {! FThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's/ O% O4 u0 @0 @: p& r$ d! \: T
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
; W( x2 c# d9 t. xpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the8 K, T8 q# M& @. o; K' `- c$ K5 i
lawyer. 5 @* G6 V# C! e
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.; A% u: n& C, Y6 S
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with3 p6 K0 K9 j; B; u" }: J+ _
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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. D7 Y8 X2 e' c& C) P; F7 NThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
* F+ s' c' T3 F9 I" d4 areferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
. S0 p# h% ]2 Z: w$ Rthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
, D0 K! C" y& s! x3 n. a6 m% }. i( iof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and* Q' v) g- G$ f6 J! k
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right/ @ Q5 o8 S6 t& i1 U' a
back to sleep.
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) k" o- D: r) u4 ~. @- {" dThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
" |! U7 `* P7 @9 Q. }8 H; Cwakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and! d5 B/ e/ \% ]# R. D
comes down with four?' 8 E" \7 \. @. {: G3 H
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5, K" r- m6 b/ t3 D: }
and goes back to sleep.! }# f3 t3 F: c. v3 N4 w
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