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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a' y5 d" g3 E/ o, ^5 Q- ^
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
5 j2 M6 L; _7 pthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
4 g; ?: p% y- P9 _' dthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so8 r5 a& I" h+ b
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
2 _0 S* q& K+ L: w lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I6 r& X& b- P7 b& U4 y
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
3 I D! v. G) Kyou pay me only $5. 0 Z) Q$ s. K- g* e& j$ V* K
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
' ^ o5 [$ g) a Z- T will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep) k7 I, _- ^/ z# S% K
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. * z9 b& j9 i3 U& b: x3 D
) y8 R7 d. q' pThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's& W- j: ?7 _6 J
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his& b9 G+ N! u1 [1 ?, f( f4 N
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.8 b# ~* [+ ?+ N- t1 N
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with# _0 f" P" b3 n' |/ u
three legs, and comes down with four?' 3 r- Q3 O5 a! J
! ~5 T5 G$ r& C% KThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
3 N; b" R# m+ }5 ^6 {, v4 Wreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all! b8 l# k Q8 n+ \: b# |
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
! I8 V0 E& `5 dof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
6 K+ C) T+ K. B; A2 E) B6 ?6 ]1 I! Y5 whands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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' V* X* r( ~4 n8 P+ @$ A/ X& \: JThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He' Z6 q4 x6 x9 i' z' _
wakes the newfie up and asks, 2 z. z' a4 Y/ X. q1 b2 l2 O
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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 $59 D, E" d5 U: D
and goes back to sleep.
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