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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
6 w# G- _) V. }2 L+ Dlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
( `! h4 B# r3 U( W! ~' Pthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
( I0 m# u& ~- a* {5 I& `& H; {the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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" B" j- m( ~) t* R( o1 E The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so2 Z; a# w8 O% _
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The5 |3 `( b# {7 L
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
" ?/ i( B' |- C- bask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
& o2 C. R0 E& K: l* wyou pay me only $5.
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0 S( q+ \. m }4 G4 g You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I$ k0 S) w" T/ x i
will pay you $500.
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2 c8 f: c& ^4 u* M1 g5 N This catches the newfie's attention and to keep5 ^1 U! _2 g, r0 r @" Z6 F
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. v. X- L: X3 n5 `" i+ b( C
: z h4 K; M a, `The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
+ i8 x; _/ T/ n" fthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' ( r$ J# Z& k [, v O
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his0 \$ e! d- s H T+ `
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the# {; {1 i$ q' v: y
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& C* ~. e% }8 V1 K$ o2 lNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
& T# G' Y7 F" M z! jthree legs, and comes down with four?' . f% f, P& T1 I
3 C2 s6 d9 R/ {6 k6 P! oThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
1 d+ D& Y& t$ p: hreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
3 _* Y. |3 [4 N5 d4 Ythe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
4 j3 Z Y$ f5 Z% }, [; \ ^of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and- Z$ ]; l8 O: y2 }- \% {
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right( T" m/ m1 l6 U" p; x
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
X/ A7 u4 D" I: s1 Dwakes the newfie up and asks,
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/ o* V$ Y7 X5 J'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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, V) S9 I d% m5 h+ U \1 GThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5. h+ d7 Z3 ~/ w4 f) h3 |
and goes back to sleep.
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