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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a* i: s; r0 h* T+ ?
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb4 Q4 |. C; o3 Y2 E! S
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if% a3 j$ t' p; @+ q9 g" R; j* R
the newfie would like to play a fun game. " ~& b5 d# N! y$ o
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so4 T2 N2 e1 v6 B @+ i0 m
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
7 s5 j( r3 v& B, ? lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
0 Z" I* ?. |0 T* j+ w; y/ }% {ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
5 h2 d8 o9 y! f3 J8 Eyou pay me only $5. ; O* W4 k) ]; p( x
. B7 P/ s1 i+ I& u; p3 K5 D You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
$ b9 w0 d; d1 G, o; W will pay you $500.
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. C5 G9 L" m% p6 x& p# P% K- E This catches the newfie's attention and to keep: [, v3 u; D& N. W, N8 x
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 0 Z) C; a% b* N' G1 Q. |
4 T! p$ W# g# i M( D0 l1 xThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's% K& ^! J/ [& U/ H
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' ' V/ i$ w" y; H! ~$ m3 L+ B6 I
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his. B" {; J; l5 P& C3 G* J
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the5 ~; C; E, }1 H) X4 r! }7 e5 k
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with& `& b }: Z. }4 p9 l
three legs, and comes down with four?' , g: c8 K8 h+ B
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all7 o7 @7 b$ h5 V9 E0 D: @
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all* p/ Q+ H& i5 v; ^
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour0 _* k8 j( W. ~$ [8 V
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and/ ^+ L) u/ j* \6 f. W% E
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right. K% W7 t( \9 z6 ^8 A/ ^
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He/ _: }9 J8 a0 k# s4 `
wakes the newfie up and asks, : t4 c1 s0 r& _* \4 G
' X0 j' O" y) x0 r" v" l. Y'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
! d: ]+ w! ~8 J; pcomes down with four?' ! U% M# t' }8 p* Z
8 c' _8 ?, b8 H6 c- FThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5" _' q+ j# s5 U* y5 K
and goes back to sleep.
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