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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a E f) S( G# m% ^) U& E8 d# l! o" @
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
! A- a2 u% C3 othat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
( Q b; a3 i0 ~. fthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so% b9 [3 M) A2 s4 a1 f$ a5 [7 F. ^
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
1 k& _ m! w6 n+ C3 |3 [ lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I6 c! J. n( b4 H! Q3 A7 U
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,$ i* K2 j. e5 {0 k
you pay me only $5. : s! t4 {' C4 K# S; m9 M* J
" G: S& q; k$ J& D You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I4 F' ^$ E" R. a" D
will pay you $500. - d0 X# K, U7 `) b
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep( M4 W0 _8 ^+ W4 }- N3 B5 f
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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: d1 j* j4 \8 U8 a2 aThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's6 `: _6 ^: y$ v% P
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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- U& @6 j. X8 A; @The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his% w" B! i- h# d8 [# l. e- s
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
7 Q5 c4 x; d! l- Zlawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn./ H% S( `& h1 s1 s5 v4 k
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with9 A; m6 ]! Y' F4 I: Z5 `8 r
three legs, and comes down with four?' . G! H U- d5 n
' W) M: a+ D) J! E V: pThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all( A& V, _$ k, m" ?4 t6 l
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
+ ~1 C& t6 L, Q1 W- b2 ^9 ~* v# ^the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour" t8 e! C8 n* }2 K1 u8 E: G
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
; j! c, p' K. q9 O9 }hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right+ X0 l9 n, n" r- a3 x
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He \2 T' r" f4 Q$ I; T/ S
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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2 p# _' u5 U( s) C'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
6 b- G9 E, x) D9 y2 f, d- Gcomes down with four?' 9 B/ s6 |9 A6 E9 p7 h. ~3 J' H
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5* p1 Z) F R6 ~) Y* K4 O
and goes back to sleep.' x- A6 B. a) s0 h, _# ^
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