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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a) a2 ?1 S/ t& m: X
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb" o3 [$ H" y6 ]+ B. j
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
& R6 M: w1 \' ^# v z! W) Zthe newfie would like to play a fun game. 8 `+ ]) t3 @% r: }; b1 r/ {0 d
7 b! n2 ^; a0 y0 d( ^ The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so% Y4 l/ B0 Z- G2 ~8 F) U8 a s
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The3 C5 y- F/ M) D- T$ J) S
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I) \0 y3 J' d. T
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,' x( }; T8 Q$ P4 F
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
$ t5 j" h; ]2 \2 P, j will pay you $500. / f2 q- c4 m% K- S0 J. g [
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep2 T4 W7 g4 O/ W" ^- ^3 y3 b% i% x( Y
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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# }1 i% x! t+ z! R) F6 P) n* uThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
, m0 X* W6 i& y M" D% athe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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- Z/ s$ ]: m- K) d5 @The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his% x% z7 u1 a# O9 r$ ~ N, ]2 p
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the+ v5 l6 v0 S4 J# D% M" o/ `' L
lawyer. $ ~+ G# q! n* e
5 n( B' h, c Q; N- f2 O5 PNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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, ~% z \9 K2 [; b) v% LHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
7 ?# _. I, M% Lthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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2 m+ N$ D, c7 xThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all1 X. A- c3 h, W- ~# O. N
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
0 `. O$ L/ o' ]# o* @the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
. Q3 H0 @' |" A7 R2 Q0 vof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and# N, h2 T, M, ~" Z% Y8 {
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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& i0 x! X: j; r, s! t B5 RThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
( D) H5 {: N( ~6 K1 E" t( Ewakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and0 t* h: x, b& [ I" \! T1 H* b
comes down with four?'
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" _, G3 }, V- Q7 Y+ OThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $57 v- B5 A P! F3 X: J6 W$ @* k
and goes back to sleep.2 ^- ^' c, ?% G+ [+ S! u I& Z1 j9 j
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