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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
# T# q R- E4 g5 O7 Hlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
- N& B, ~0 L4 d mthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if+ i- \) e5 ?) c3 r/ m
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 3 L z j& v+ x$ F. Q
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so/ C9 p5 c' h0 q6 v' L Q
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
- ` r% L! J* y6 V6 J lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
9 E& Q4 ]8 \5 S9 o2 v5 K- `3 Jask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
" R6 }) j: m, L7 P8 G4 j. Vyou pay me only $5.
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4 F) }# d0 S6 o# V You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I7 ~: _! i g& i9 I$ ~- Q& l
will pay you $500.
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0 G7 k+ v, x) y& y* t% } This catches the newfie's attention and to keep8 `) g/ }/ Q: ^' i
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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/ {% B& T) F. ^. a: q5 YThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's1 @/ {% B ?, I4 z5 I
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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9 @, p, }: d5 K8 D% W+ R( V& cThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his% h: d% c+ Q0 @) j6 M1 P
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
9 Z( X: o1 z, ]8 V8 Qlawyer. 7 J9 M/ L% T* I) s- [6 a7 U
, @( Z$ e" w. ~; P/ R, ^Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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2 F) u; x2 p$ R; G5 I- CHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
) D. ~, N8 R5 V# Z$ M0 Kthree legs, and comes down with four?' & D, M. _" P- V! S
6 V$ E5 N% ^: O1 iThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
" R2 {" ~( v" y7 t) x6 treferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
6 h; q) c5 |; Athe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour# I. c: \% Z, P
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
% ?" L% L: X- [6 } mhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right! \; M( r% ?, g; B& L
back to sleep.
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. \6 \: Q: j9 ^0 k, \The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
N% f' `, [3 \1 u( iwakes the newfie up and asks,
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9 N7 T2 x! o5 j$ b/ ~9 |'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
# h, u, E) @6 D0 U- F. _' g& Fcomes down with four?' 3 [6 |6 T1 V; h+ a9 q6 P q& |( O
/ y: o. T; H4 x2 X; Z/ aThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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