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A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a2 \; p& d% c! F% ]/ f* q$ T
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb7 M* a5 T" |! W4 H
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if! i1 t( M$ j7 D8 S" }
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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7 y/ K0 `/ H" y) p The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
4 D4 ~( x+ w& mask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
$ g _! S5 J9 z; Kyou pay me only $5. + m8 X: v% l1 l, L3 ?$ J6 q
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I! Y; }, D3 s- a. o# d3 p L7 n
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep0 O u( m4 b7 C0 I4 p0 W
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
2 w- S9 O7 i2 d3 |the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
$ a4 L) l2 S/ A2 \4 N6 Upocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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/ O# H3 D/ D2 n; ENow, it's the newfie's turn. i9 x0 s8 ^. ]2 S
# s" }; Q) q8 j3 a! c1 F8 eHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with: A0 M0 E7 U% d1 X. S
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
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of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and t" v8 p( h' s: P( m, G
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
" g7 q T+ |) v4 U" Z& t# Mback to sleep.
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6 ~& H' U/ _5 HThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He# `$ @7 \; v E% A
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $50 }* y6 w. [/ ^" K& H
and goes back to sleep.
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