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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a b8 Z7 L1 _# o. a& [/ Y/ P! Z
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
$ A% }4 w' `; a0 i1 B1 Uthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
0 i1 a' T* w# F* N2 n( P9 othe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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$ X" s" [3 ?/ v1 n4 M# @+ E0 X The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
: u; h. F6 S2 f( j9 G' X8 L he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The9 Y, f/ Y2 O& F( ?( V2 [% a7 x+ p
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I: F- x; u! C; c% y7 G8 \- `
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
6 c! M/ |0 H& j. Y4 ~, @you pay me only $5. : q4 j L4 E2 J7 i
" @- w. A% H% C: e+ ~& g You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
: ?- w: G# v" F2 m- H! z4 i will pay you $500. : {5 A3 A: b$ G: z) Z3 `/ I1 v
% D* m9 K, [+ a This catches the newfie's attention and to keep6 L9 U" t2 O6 \7 |
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 4 x* v& W4 x* F& D1 {8 _# ~
1 R" Q: G: [3 h; lThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
/ Y2 C) A% Z7 |9 E% L Gthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' & f6 f- L O! w& n# P
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
2 R8 N2 E) Z4 x- t/ z, }pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the1 [7 q! B4 R* P+ m
lawyer. . t, G* {6 }0 d/ @4 L8 D9 D: P
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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- A# m0 z' Z4 v% G, G t
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' K: r0 Y M+ s- M& e' j, Z
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and# B) ^: h3 s6 s! B1 W
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right5 V' ~! Y' {% w
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He( u+ j" t8 G. S6 o
wakes the newfie up and asks, ; g7 E+ w- J8 r& E) ?
- s; m! R2 \: H'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and$ a2 d5 W6 F( j+ a
comes down with four?' 4 \( b% i# \3 i+ Q
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5" | q* W8 e; x# c
and goes back to sleep.
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