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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a. f: p J- Y8 S, K, J) H, B
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
3 U0 m ?% z% s5 Qthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
- `4 Q" y! s5 qthe newfie would like to play a fun game. % N4 p7 U4 o& O, |* |
; T1 H3 O# Q+ o4 S$ y7 ^ The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
, f" V! N$ n) |( V5 d0 ?' n- @ he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
T6 r2 X& ^/ A6 T lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I3 L/ Z E$ [% h8 {4 Y
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
- Y/ B3 g8 m8 N' n# ?1 fyou pay me only $5.
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@& ]+ H1 S* A4 }* z. S. x You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
2 q: i. S% [+ M, Y+ \ will pay you $500. - Q P' E7 K& Y1 M% z2 j5 m) n+ Y; B
( M5 n. B+ e8 H5 i, K1 s0 o This catches the newfie's attention and to keep" j) d2 S+ m; H8 ?# @' m
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
7 v+ F7 ?0 L7 h6 n' ?& }the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
# A7 D( t9 w( [2 g1 Dpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the: e i# X' \" l; O
lawyer. & m# L7 |) @6 x: T1 J" N2 c5 ^* e- o
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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b4 T ^/ c" B/ r3 {, WHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
$ E( L( u- D0 [: Xthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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1 ~5 k: T% X9 r, e" X- P. H1 e# l/ n2 OThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
! }8 m, p9 M4 l5 j1 Yreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all4 p- N0 Y4 L ]# V' F; f$ y
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour- B! L g0 x2 D6 _* _5 I- u
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and/ U/ l) ?* A" n8 _( E/ S6 `
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right+ h: {' }* ?% T( o6 P9 Y
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and; ^1 L2 U8 @; U$ M; D
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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