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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
: `- W5 N8 Y8 i! x, Slong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
) g/ U7 O: a3 }; Pthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if# s K. r2 A; K( ~
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 0 d, f9 }+ [. Z( _: _+ t( [/ o2 x
1 F8 R2 I+ S% X( a4 w) d The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
$ y$ ~: t, S% x/ l1 q3 s' n he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
% g! k1 N0 B, w! M0 _) i) q lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I0 w5 W5 b+ X0 l3 q/ s4 x
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,0 K2 p o8 h$ Y. \
you pay me only $5.
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2 a2 [* O8 C( D, }, M: M" w" ?4 Z; Y You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
) w, u3 D7 [) s( h- O( t will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's) T; l# ^+ y6 D7 a2 n
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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4 Q( H, L$ m0 U' `( TThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his8 x0 E9 X$ k7 j; Q. o9 g
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
+ @, U) I9 Y( ]+ s" G0 flawyer.
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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 S& v% Y! B' [' d
three legs, and comes down with four?' ! l, X+ E( l4 c6 ?& K4 i Y
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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
1 o, @' ^+ K" ~of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
7 L1 h0 r; L4 Z1 ]hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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0 n& G8 C" v1 U+ U& N jThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
1 E4 H0 t: Z% l% l; D1 V2 C( Pwakes the newfie up and asks, 5 }2 X5 i' f$ D; a9 V, C4 ~
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and J5 q% \, h: A8 q) X. v
comes down with four?'
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( R2 ~/ n, C. I1 B- T2 d$ [# @ JThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
+ U$ L. J" t6 N. Y& ~* B6 Eand goes back to sleep.
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