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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a1 S" c" \3 o0 Z! `- ~9 Y, m O2 X
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb E# I b7 F& J- T% N
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
3 j( V+ Z7 z" F& ]/ k, uthe newfie would like to play a fun game. 5 G- s! {, w! o: i, d |( G
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
: E8 m/ ~3 D/ Y he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The; \ d) [( P( P+ V8 d4 A3 S4 f& {' t
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
0 G' U: [5 m2 ]# V3 vask you a question, and if you don't know the answer, j8 i6 X. S' }1 l$ {2 m
you pay me only $5. 5 C0 Q% |& a/ Z
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
+ V: a) k6 M! y6 d" M/ O will pay you $500.
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, m( \9 F& w+ }& M/ o* k This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
" s6 Y) w+ W0 x3 tthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
9 F% ]; I/ Z( R; u0 Q5 ?/ Y& Tthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his x. }! s2 U" L) @4 g
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
1 K; Y9 K. u q1 C0 Xlawyer.
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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( y! l7 S6 g1 B/ G/ S
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
8 J' T- q0 c4 w) g0 freferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
& W& B' [ ~# E( E2 Cthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour9 U" C# w) E7 j2 o4 p
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and! a0 d8 v+ I& ~5 d5 x/ V
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right* u1 v6 f0 d9 O/ p& W1 d
back to sleep. - p: M4 `" X/ O; G5 l/ p# b+ g
, D% P* i! p+ m5 T: h2 DThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
; ~* N/ q9 n' V) o5 }" mwakes the newfie up and asks, $ y8 I2 s. c# V" H
% l$ k y. D2 l- o" p'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and! p3 u/ Q. V. a. m/ A
comes down with four?' , S6 ^$ H# a" x, r5 x1 j6 P
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5 s* w, T9 r5 n4 F5 r' J+ I4 S6 L! {
and goes back to sleep.
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