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A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a3 ^6 k5 I2 W5 p( x u, s
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
4 x9 O* b" W& H6 {/ Kthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if2 Y/ r" Y' E" @
the newfie would like to play a fun game. " T5 V5 R- E" F2 M) B' |
$ O) e+ v$ i' e$ c2 ` The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
' c8 o% |5 L. H9 k# w' D8 H$ M! X" Q he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The, `4 G+ E* M' X7 l! Y+ g
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I/ l$ e8 w& Z. n' E0 u% f" G' v
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,- n' S- z! a `! U+ A
you pay me only $5.
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9 L" i1 B8 b% M8 C! @ You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
. I! M6 m$ r, K) P# @ will pay you $500. " ~0 B1 p3 u' m) ]/ H4 _; G
2 a% U0 n, \" d, g This catches the newfie's attention and to keep& e$ F( [ e T4 w9 }
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 2 \1 O/ ^; T. D8 n- P. o, S
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
% c; _, v/ ?: Y( u! Ithe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 1 q/ f: v' E" i) v5 V5 T
' C' X' r3 C( VThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
5 F$ M' f ^: Z! y& C5 spocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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/ N- @5 q* m' G) ]; f3 R4 i7 J7 SNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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i' H. \3 w8 C- M9 l1 N5 NHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
) d) k+ m0 K4 ^" u) d% E, Sthree legs, and comes down with four?' 0 k4 X ?* |) J* B; U8 E X
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all! ]$ T e9 Y" Z: w
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
9 }/ {$ K0 z/ M: I# j. Fthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
+ L8 M B1 K* a1 b+ _of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
/ _; ]' t9 F1 T5 k* p) h" C. ?1 shands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
4 J' T) \& h. o9 M* K" n6 T7 @back to sleep.
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! C; O( T5 y+ e5 i3 rThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He' L2 M/ |9 S. d) W6 T
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 $5
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