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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
. Y% z/ }2 m8 V/ \9 K2 klong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
5 [5 C1 X# U: _) q+ C8 I5 wthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if1 S9 F# A5 s& V. h8 N7 ^
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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8 |% u9 B E* W/ i9 L/ [% K2 I0 k The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so1 h2 \) T$ s* {( H3 m" i& I5 _: y
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
4 [4 s1 B2 @7 S) K; L0 b* [ lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I% E$ F8 a h3 d8 F3 g/ P! K
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,7 I$ O) \7 m$ I( x
you pay me only $5. % R, O7 S' G' ]! L9 S
# r: h0 ^1 u# U You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
; }( N4 _- }0 ^, r) Q2 a will pay you $500. : u# k9 ~% V5 r2 H2 i; `
/ p; E) g n9 p6 p This catches the newfie's attention and to keep9 H! S" M5 d0 u v: O. b
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ' Y8 a# K* s- Y: v
2 q! q/ o2 Z8 d% y1 TThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's+ S3 w' Z4 I W: s9 O& o+ q
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' ) s( ]6 @% _# I& _$ ?0 |
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his1 q) ~0 m7 [6 f/ B# p4 D! l
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the' Q# W( J, j" Q$ o/ D! ^
lawyer. 3 p: B6 U7 k9 p, R+ F
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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
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$ s5 c9 e% ~+ {: LThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
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the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour* s( @- ^# L( n% x4 t# y
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and" Y" K- U, Q5 m" h5 ]
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right" O7 ]1 Y% r0 D
back to sleep.
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. H4 }+ X1 J$ S3 RThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
/ x$ n8 T% f" B/ ?wakes the newfie up and asks, ( _" z% T& C- o$ F: C4 y& s, n0 n, U% q
- Y* ~$ x2 y$ W& y8 S; x'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and% s d# ~( \# u/ c
comes down with four?'
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3 L5 l- T3 f8 [ dThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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