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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a ], [1 I- T' I9 T" E
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
( \/ h$ ^& P) \1 qthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if2 v1 L! J7 @9 l5 v6 j! {" R7 s1 h% W
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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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
( Z3 D1 `6 n: Jask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
6 {8 F, Y1 l9 M5 Y. {# @- ~$ Yyou pay me only $5. 9 z3 [8 ~3 l3 H; k9 C
1 |. v1 X' ?; O! p2 |3 z1 ?, e* g You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I5 P; l1 k' ~3 N$ R5 Y
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep0 J* d7 M6 s8 N+ F# Q
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. : q4 T! c/ A, W# @
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
+ f8 G. d5 J2 ^/ dthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' + {! B. J5 M( S' F4 |! x( r9 i
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his, O9 U" c- q; s" K$ B
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.; |) @( `0 ?. Y8 ?6 C
% ?5 z0 t; a* \. d! U XHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with H/ ^1 B. ~- F+ K1 D1 F8 k c
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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' K" y# a' F1 j CThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
1 m; H7 ? @* c+ N" v greferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
) e9 L1 I# o& X p, c. o4 Mthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour* L% r4 C) i$ H
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and% a( g4 K+ l* d$ j; D! o
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
9 C4 V: c( D/ _( D5 cback to sleep.
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c L; ^7 ?6 M. f; i/ }2 DThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He, q# ]5 s2 i3 n. b
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and E2 ^+ z$ ^, Y- b7 m- B8 V
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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