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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a$ R) h$ O7 D; u& e
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb' D/ f5 [; L. r5 o5 c
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if# l4 m: y: ?3 R& \; A$ B2 Y c
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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) ^6 H p& c* z6 U: P The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
" Z d/ u4 F4 L& c% F& U. ^ he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The" u8 [; _) E B9 p/ h& ~
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I6 i1 e: g9 ~6 o8 Q. l' @
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,' C1 K; a/ `! T% W6 |5 N/ @; _
you pay me only $5. 5 j8 k+ h& n+ M
# h( w3 a) L- {+ P You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
9 y& P& [: H! n$ ~$ j9 { will pay you $500.
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1 n/ ]1 W7 K9 ~8 Q This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
0 `8 ?2 Z% o' v, R- Othe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. & F) d$ Z$ i- Z J$ H" |- a' q( W
2 }- Z1 {% i1 l4 AThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's" H- z! g( G1 t+ Y
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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" P. s( t! S% x. e" z( K/ {. gThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his6 o7 s3 z0 A* S7 U
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the8 E7 i9 c. _" @. w2 o, J
lawyer.
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8 P$ ]; \& }. RNow, it's the newfie's turn./ I' G) U' O; q j; s
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
[7 B" A5 ^2 S: A% {, }three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all! G7 u, d5 n' n
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
4 ~5 N f1 u" H; m1 S3 a( Z6 Lthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
F6 A' t; i7 f0 f$ u" Cof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
9 _: W# c- I- O& b; E$ P8 nhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right% I3 I/ S- a8 Z2 D; Q3 F; n$ t& y
back to sleep. 2 O Y" P( I, l, [& v
+ j8 w3 p; m+ S n, CThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
( t' ?& w/ X2 G( H8 Dwakes the newfie up and asks, $ v' B# y0 R6 Q/ \- Y
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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" o+ N! V' E+ o6 HThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5. i2 n+ N. l% a0 E/ C+ A
and goes back to sleep.. J4 ?3 d; V' A2 }" B
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