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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
Q X/ S7 Q# Q2 Mlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb. A+ l6 t( M) l. Y; p! x" F
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
) v: [: E/ ?3 ?0 O& nthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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% n- a4 I) r* I. z5 J& n( J The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so8 T# _# ^' w3 R$ {
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
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ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,( z9 i1 M% W. k
you pay me only $5.
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- _1 j* t/ }" [1 m8 z You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I/ _# p4 W( Q A, E6 i9 @9 P' A
will pay you $500. 8 v" t1 s6 V3 e8 C4 O6 {
0 N% F1 e( o5 C' p0 {; R This catches the newfie's attention and to keep3 l% B2 d" _: o9 L, j( B
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's; C! K( ]; s7 x/ A4 N+ e& h
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 5 v& R/ p0 I/ U. `) D2 I e! r
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his$ I8 o& t7 V% G+ E2 R- r5 E
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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3 r8 ?$ z$ P9 I( ^- LNow, it's the newfie's turn.5 Z; @" f3 @$ X% a
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with. N [1 C/ y. n! X5 @
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all4 i, s2 ~) c) g3 x
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
( a) U/ P/ D w# ^the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
& x7 V4 A# B& b, B+ s. sof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
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back to sleep. 5 E$ t1 X i4 _- R! E, U( K, s
% h. B5 S8 `* ?6 [) N! G* \The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He5 M7 j8 m+ b. M, N9 h9 ~& g9 h
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and) x1 S4 m1 w b0 ~9 v) u
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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