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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
4 L7 b4 G) R% o: \, M- w" vlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
# k; x% I2 k- R3 m) _that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if# b) j& I9 n8 ?( D% C p
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( t( Q. U9 L4 g9 t9 w0 }
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The& S6 `% v: n3 C8 n5 j+ L. b2 Q
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I8 g5 ]5 W( M. U
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
& j2 X0 q+ O' K7 Lyou pay me only $5.
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: z& |6 {) T& H+ b You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
* w: P3 @% H; p7 |* N2 }' I will pay you $500. % f8 V n9 x2 A' W; w" l) |: `
; k) p4 ?1 [% K% i; k. u This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
t5 k7 ~1 h4 c! B) x4 R/ C/ f, Xthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 5 h1 b/ T% X" u1 x( f% G9 J% F9 k9 x
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's+ G9 r" a5 J, A4 e! @8 H i
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' % z& m* R) A0 ~4 a3 y
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his; F4 g7 I% C0 C! A
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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# {. N0 @* }5 k! J' U- k. MNow, it's the newfie's turn.( E, B: a- C" E0 n& M& v. S5 B: N
6 k" N: D B4 ?* e: n( m6 X$ l* \2 MHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
1 W# G3 R" P" |, X# mthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all; s x7 |6 X* e0 a7 Y% x3 |, Q
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
8 @( ~/ @0 y4 ]8 B( h' Vthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour8 f, u* h+ g+ }3 ^9 O9 a; M9 G8 W
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
4 w# ]! c! I7 R$ {3 O1 \- Bhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right# A( H% ^- Q9 P; o
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He" A4 @+ h1 k1 X
wakes the newfie up and asks, $ F$ _8 e$ T- K, a
. N6 J. z" W; B'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and J! c1 Y: g# @4 J: i6 Q
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $50 N3 H) M# H' P- g* l& d: L! Y
and goes back to sleep.4 A! v# Y2 _, a8 D- A
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