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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
* d& r7 n. _1 Wlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
2 l: r4 a7 h' I1 t% z) g \that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
9 ?( W& P0 A- n6 J0 K+ bthe newfie would like to play a fun game. 4 K, [! }4 d7 R
8 v& K* K: k" `" V The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
3 |% N0 v. T0 B6 C8 g he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The+ _4 `) P( E+ f) }% M0 }) O3 |; B
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
: k6 E% y4 a/ x* s1 mask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,; I6 _: N0 g% t+ L7 b
you pay me only $5. 2 M- X8 h& A7 C3 B# S# N% Y
( }2 K: G2 G; m3 ~* ~- v You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I. s7 Z* }( \, L' k, g1 {/ [! M. g
will pay you $500. " g5 t9 m& t6 I V4 d
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep/ o3 Z$ Q6 I0 V! p& a
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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$ f& e" W0 T/ y0 f( T5 gThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
6 W: P/ G+ V/ }5 o% \the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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; c0 _* y: Y% p, q k9 j9 FThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
) [! l8 Q, w3 U5 w8 u. q! Ypocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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% i" S/ p7 z, z( _) O, e8 |! ^4 BNow, it's the newfie's turn.' B. ~3 M) k# Y- z- T# s9 ?
9 A6 }6 Q6 \$ k+ _9 w8 @He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with' L8 z8 Y. C# Z, z" \
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
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the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour; m2 r+ i3 T/ J) F
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and0 c0 X4 B" F8 {
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right/ F4 K% { ^2 i5 r) w+ R" a2 E
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
, [, [' \0 f; K4 Z' Y/ x0 Ewakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
$ [2 ]9 _/ _& U" L' }2 Mcomes down with four?' 3 a, P) q! }7 y) L% R" [
: M+ R& X% ?0 k, w' y2 `9 i) d6 lThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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