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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a5 R6 C! n3 m! s0 t8 b$ F; {* W0 m
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
1 m5 A8 l3 V; }. jthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
E' |. ~5 F% c6 T- G( _3 Qthe newfie would like to play a fun game. ' H6 j1 s' ]- ]/ e4 p0 a3 O6 v
( {6 E* v1 L3 Z& [: x) m The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so$ f8 R( d1 a/ J7 l0 i% m, u
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The7 N4 O; \! n% g& z1 O
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I: k; T* q+ g* J4 F( {
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
5 D7 U. u8 H& B+ g; U8 X2 C+ ^you pay me only $5. . V% O# X" Y# @1 n2 _ P7 }; T
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I& o" G0 t W9 B: I7 s
will pay you $500. 1 p/ Q, X3 U$ O$ n
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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; i- H8 u9 w$ H1 ^The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
' f0 O# k7 c7 s" r4 Dthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
& k5 @- z* _' V$ L v/ mpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the( p5 {- e+ ~8 v; z) b
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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% O5 Q8 g/ B9 \! |He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
+ P$ k& A: l) [2 F( Q( F& H' Mthree legs, and comes down with four?' : ^* @+ s' L0 q( `4 `
P' g2 D+ u. `+ D) @8 e8 fThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
1 {& o- M' {" S- y8 A( i5 vreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
* G! }$ W1 E: ~" s- p7 jthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour( O! X6 \1 Q6 N1 u7 T
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
8 W5 }4 y0 n' \6 D z# Fhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
6 \; r( _- K5 U) gback to sleep. ; M3 x9 x! g+ i- \% H4 ?/ @
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He" T, O) G& l, ~( l/ b
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and1 ]$ G, h% S$ K) h" l6 _9 `+ z
comes down with four?' F# y( H4 j$ |2 t$ D3 @$ h s
T Z1 ]) L6 }3 A, a8 w- iThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
! |# i% _2 |2 Oand goes back to sleep." X$ E, |! \! l7 z- w$ [
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