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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a7 K$ |* ^$ O" u/ w5 ^" z
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb$ `2 x4 m# L) M0 @7 q5 {
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if* e% \% P" G, |( l3 T& W
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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4 q- E; t& U( J% k" e; M/ p+ @ The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so& C4 [8 G: n3 S& Q
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The8 e3 i! k3 l# [; A" z' K
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
6 X+ f- h- {( z" ?ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
j( w8 Z7 T8 V9 Cyou pay me only $5.
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/ f) A9 S6 ]% \9 A' M You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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0 p0 H" }0 ^8 h% t, I$ V5 D This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
4 G$ i* f% [; g8 P2 a/ t9 q% Tthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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6 o5 w, m. p* I" j5 I% i7 NThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's$ Q% X7 S4 L& i, B! Z2 E
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' * V, a V7 x5 p, _, x" N
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his# t0 z+ `7 v+ S) ]6 }1 B% u! u
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.2 S: d: a% i5 N
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
8 g; _0 }; N1 x' M( O" Ethree legs, and comes down with four?' ' ]: Q4 A& |( R9 K$ ?
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all" }4 W% D u/ i0 f8 f
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
) d" [- G& S2 I2 tthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour# E- E; C n8 ?6 Q, O" X" w9 s
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
! q; p( \* d3 \0 j9 P$ f: ehands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right1 V; R4 D' n9 W( C5 ~- K+ s
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
# y" L( G7 p, ~, Cwakes the newfie up and asks, ! Y' ~. `, M: w/ m$ V- @' `
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and2 \+ E" B# Z2 S/ G: H2 p4 I
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $59 T. N4 n- d6 a3 f/ ]
and goes back to sleep.1 V' n& v. U+ {) l$ d
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