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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a. P- ~6 X8 A( N: I9 U0 Q7 I4 a
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
2 t5 i w3 F$ E& cthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if! v- C: K |4 |6 S1 h- D
the newfie would like to play a fun game. % M: f% g. ` {$ ]# G3 f) x
: i+ | K1 V, h6 W- j9 I The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so3 K2 R" m( b! v6 {$ W, `
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
( A+ a; ?; y4 f4 [) c' E& t lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
: Y1 V+ s' h; {5 U# Bask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,' R; z/ Y: }4 d
you pay me only $5. 2 q0 G- T, i; \/ t
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I, M( r4 t: ^" k$ X* \- x2 K
will pay you $500. 3 C! v3 _/ V/ @
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep- _: ~) r: O7 b' L: @
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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6 g, i- R; ~7 J2 Y( |; v5 |3 }The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
: g/ H: Y. G& T2 X o2 t% |4 Ethe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his) C: u% h0 [: Z) k! e0 x8 V: x
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the' E1 I1 {7 q7 M+ V9 X8 y. J
lawyer. : ?+ P. t/ `$ h8 E
5 W" p' U& g- M- a9 \Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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4 I1 U1 R2 C1 eHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all) a* } r1 f% l" H3 ^% j
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
5 O7 a3 Q1 h! athe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour3 p/ h7 W8 S; D. L/ T3 J
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
$ M/ `. S% j& @hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
[1 F3 P1 K* @) L# \- wback to sleep. 4 @+ B% |& m4 L" m4 }
4 Y% }1 b4 X u" o& ^The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
. u0 X+ k. K1 dwakes the newfie up and asks,
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$ m1 d- B7 K E: g0 J# G'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
8 A/ ]% S3 j) {- I" _+ l+ Vcomes down with four?'
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; H( z3 s ]7 p S5 [' f0 k5 c) mThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5: Z* H2 i8 S4 R! R8 r y
and goes back to sleep.
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