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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a' E5 X" g5 |9 C$ W- C9 D* z F: ~
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
" j5 S6 |: o# {1 O# [6 I: Lthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if# J, D# I0 n# v3 K
the newfie would like to play a fun game. / U( I4 V0 T d8 i
- R7 n: B+ W7 f& p5 ] I9 ` The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
5 q* g" F1 ^' ^; U0 c- m; D& f he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The; g3 A) W& D& I0 S* s& _) R
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I4 j4 _# z9 A. w- d( l8 ]* ~
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
; p; N+ `9 f: [, Pyou pay me only $5.
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' I# I& A- A$ T! b* G1 \4 d1 A; E& S You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I$ c4 y' d" I8 p4 \7 S! H7 P) k2 k
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
% b# h) b' z; O* Qthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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/ Q$ @2 u. i. u8 NThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his/ s% ]! \0 }% w3 d2 S/ J- }; B
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the4 O7 \# a6 `5 Y* d/ G
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.( k' C# F! Y+ e7 W2 R
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with1 S* ^: u6 J n' Q6 i: W! V o* Q
three legs, and comes down with four?' 3 F8 W# A p1 b& T8 m! T8 a
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all ]- y* T3 {1 `( J+ [* d( S2 _" ^
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all. M( F* `9 K. Z( M0 g
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
0 q# Q* A& q- T0 V" `of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
8 }) e$ z8 L& S+ d5 f2 x9 @$ e J5 F4 Vhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
! i5 a4 q F% |/ U8 Aback to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and* T; ?6 e& t+ v0 {
comes down with four?' , \0 U7 ?- c5 y: |, ]5 ~/ s
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5( l: @1 R7 V; z9 H& C
and goes back to sleep.
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