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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
3 F8 u8 W& n) [, c! S. rlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb9 S' E3 Z! O n- H# Q- d: u- a y. @
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
1 z# A7 T4 V$ lthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so" C- _* [& r8 a/ }5 M% @
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
6 P: e$ H) \1 } f8 M7 ~- |) n lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
; R0 {1 ^ v" T& P9 s0 U2 Y% lask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
+ w- k& D" M2 F6 Y& k H/ T& vyou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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0 o, k! Q$ @4 T4 u' [" J7 X: O/ b! F+ O& IThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's7 g% \3 ^1 u5 t1 q2 n4 s5 ~
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' . R! I7 ^* y% F
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his; L' y( F% s7 L
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
8 \) s! p+ C cthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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0 K0 m1 D: H- c0 i: l+ R+ H8 ~The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all, v! k7 g( k6 E. q7 I
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
6 A+ U: v0 c$ E+ b2 h& F1 \, O" [the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
' E( A: k- b R& l+ _of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
4 o4 c$ m L! |& ]hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right2 @9 M3 P5 c/ j s
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* k1 g8 I- q2 t4 h: s0 M: e6 aThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He* S: ?& H; N; ^) q5 B, g# m
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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" Q& o6 ]; f. U3 X/ C7 t'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and: _$ J6 I) F* V7 d) i
comes down with four?'
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2 c. K0 `8 H- eThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5% R8 Q: @+ e' o9 R
and goes back to sleep.; f2 x+ [9 m1 w: V
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