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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a, v4 w% u/ O/ j/ Z( ~3 z
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb r' a. Y4 h8 Z9 O1 i
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
) b2 O" v8 _, ~; F$ n: t- j' hthe newfie would like to play a fun game. H5 D! n! X) Q" g( a \( Y5 a7 y
/ u$ n. l" s7 R/ y3 G- e ]4 P# g The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
8 X# G; ^3 D" s2 ~8 r he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The# v, [/ ?8 _ ]1 g* L |
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I7 R. |" E- D( o, j( ?; p
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
4 A- F8 P4 y- Y0 ^5 t2 Z' Cyou pay me only $5.
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) b1 C# d* A6 d$ s: U" H9 H: i( b; ~ You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
( t4 X4 C' c& T5 T& c2 j will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
8 V% w; T) U6 j [- }# cthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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3 G' X0 d# V# g1 ZThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
9 o0 h# Y6 j R+ B1 [- d0 othe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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6 V" H. h1 V+ W6 E% GThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his' b& |+ v* F# ~" w3 |
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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; Z f. @" K) G1 w7 WHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with: ?4 R6 P3 H0 c/ d, P
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
; @. d7 S0 T3 E" \references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
3 }1 N. \8 c3 v, L! A5 s( u8 z3 L% z7 |the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
1 c, p, I- o7 ~ Qof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and0 r: \# o: d ^2 H% j! j6 j2 w
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
5 J; G0 g. m) \" |back to sleep. / f: V+ a6 q6 e M0 _
7 X3 i: L. v- N. CThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He! R- E- ]- G3 K6 m' |1 s* I( \
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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4 g" G y% T$ G7 r/ o; i'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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