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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a; Q; `7 V* D, q5 z/ q4 z% v
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
5 J% E f' P: _that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
* z3 w% Y% B; E5 I/ Z9 ^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: s+ |4 z: W" I* V" p* G
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
" g- p1 h( Y( B6 D lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
/ W9 T3 d$ V5 r' f3 j9 o1 cask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
/ |& I, [( V- f3 P8 a Tyou pay me only $5. F; \9 l$ |* D6 {
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep7 X$ A4 B9 T+ F a5 M$ _8 L
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's) H) R5 J! _, v
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 4 \9 a) F. ^& m7 \$ I) c
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his0 Z. f) l+ V4 y, B2 ^
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the2 E! Z" x# p& G6 F6 y
lawyer. . Q2 s$ R2 r( ]8 a2 x& g* Q
8 `" r5 a6 k. ~, m/ I$ p8 u* dNow, it's the newfie's turn.7 c. b* u3 K1 S: N- n* M6 z- b
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with: ~/ V+ w4 A: W" u. O
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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% c. u; E6 l& V, `The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all; @+ u0 K; e* V. x+ d
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
) C- y9 y& R" kthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
2 x* @; C( c+ b2 u+ v! Bof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
5 h1 S3 V5 e6 d9 thands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right/ R: n: X, w3 b
back to sleep.
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5 e- R8 _- ~1 ` L2 qThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He) y3 ?8 P0 [' x' g# k# U7 i8 T/ i
wakes the newfie up and asks, 7 {* L/ y$ E( |, D: s& |5 E
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and" b# V/ l( p' {- ]& [2 s
comes down with four?' : E6 H. Y4 _: L$ X- I& ~! O) Z
, m) d! J* E8 V" A9 V8 {3 VThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $52 x2 ]8 i$ i, d3 g* f# R' n
and goes back to sleep.
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