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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a) D+ Q0 }, |7 W- N! J, B8 m
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb$ z& x; N* B, ^+ f- a
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if( x! B$ g! V0 O K ~# C
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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) G; g! C5 Q" D! s6 E1 E! Y* w The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
7 n/ d3 l" J9 C8 ? he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
5 o* K1 X0 a5 f lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I l. C6 @6 A5 O' k8 L0 V8 m
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,* Y3 J% q1 t+ [, N$ A
you pay me only $5.
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9 d$ {# U; _0 B5 N You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I7 ]' u0 ^& i/ Z/ q* Z1 T
will pay you $500. + I8 f5 ~, z* Y3 K, c# e) l J
& f' E8 s3 [: B# ?$ p. Q$ |( Q, h This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
6 h* c( G& {1 n+ t1 [' Othe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. " \& u- z4 O4 u9 y! J) n! Q9 l7 ^
9 c5 C6 }; ? Z1 H# vThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's# g6 a( Z/ }' W* o
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' ; l. S) O7 a+ X: K( A
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
: R$ D3 T( u+ u7 a5 {& |2 wpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the" }3 Q0 S7 \* O
lawyer. ; r. W1 V. \* ?3 M$ s
& ~, _4 q. ~1 U4 m; k8 bNow, it's the newfie's turn.. h# L/ q3 J; v% j
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with. o: n& k; K: w ?( x
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
: l/ l N; O6 y: Kreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
3 d# J& V2 Z* x. }5 D( [the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
1 d" z" p! z5 a% |" G" U% Lof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and6 u/ J* g3 z# i% h& x2 I4 f- a
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right/ R; I. d3 X) o% {, D
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He) y% |% A' N7 {' P* s+ w
wakes the newfie up and asks, & ?" W! I6 A6 n' y% r2 \& q( ?6 p
* J# H) b6 C( e" y+ t3 _'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and- g# f$ n" j( f# a( i8 k/ J8 v
comes down with four?' : u7 g, P0 ?+ c
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5# l, M9 Y" j' I1 g1 g+ J3 @- B1 A
and goes back to sleep.2 a! W% E# L0 ^! E% A: m
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