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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a$ V, G, B) N" z) _
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb3 q; `, h- o0 V6 l
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if4 X1 i- X. ~. h a/ p- Z
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 2 p9 S: u8 |/ j7 K( |7 [
4 l, u: b; F3 O9 Z" S8 @* V The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so6 W1 _2 p r4 h+ ~1 q9 ]) J9 S
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
9 y/ v4 f. w8 } lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
b+ K7 r! r& R S: Y' {& F2 @- Iask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
+ n; D) l! D: M& E+ Ayou pay me only $5.
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# z4 v$ ?# K- Y, C' G' D You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
0 R! b' i4 J8 d will pay you $500.
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. u' U$ z- M5 R' o! |, v This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
" Z1 X6 L$ _6 L1 Dthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's" x9 o v3 X4 B2 {! U
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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( V* \) j9 D" G$ @8 KThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
: y/ @$ F% M% Rpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the: K3 ?, y, A$ n+ r
lawyer. ; R: {7 ~) \) C
3 g- ]. A8 E1 i' ~Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with0 a1 ^) E7 Q3 r% ?
three legs, and comes down with four?' ; K( D. [' ?! K2 }, j6 o
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
% y; h9 P% e7 L. E' Ireferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all! m+ ?2 p. a- j- `; z
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour7 S0 R7 K0 A7 L4 J
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and9 l2 ^4 d, L+ f/ `
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right$ u7 ~5 d+ Y: T6 K9 } s- S2 r g6 A7 R
back to sleep. ) n5 @' ^# i, {; N g3 o) }0 ]5 J
$ A0 x- V: `6 [, m) ~The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He/ d1 ^) r; ]; E
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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; A: z5 k- Z- N% s( l* Z! X6 r'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and; m( K7 \8 F( a) R+ X& q& [2 f
comes down with four?' ! u* m1 V0 G0 d+ d! Q3 E
{8 l+ L A2 R$ bThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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