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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a5 a" g, D [$ i
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb m# h: W5 W! l v# c' V
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
9 e7 |+ a" G9 G4 T) F1 Gthe newfie would like to play a fun game. & j5 e7 S# \% r' e
9 ?' o, q7 e( A The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
. b2 v( C0 A- b. q: H. n& V) A# I he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
o5 l- {0 r9 P lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I9 N9 }4 _+ y0 Z, _, G
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
; D e, g* G! C: R+ [you pay me only $5. ) u' S4 l0 W1 Z- q
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I4 `0 v7 s0 i$ t4 D$ _2 Y( y
will pay you $500.
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the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ! F/ ?4 ]$ _1 S
: w& R. x5 J, P1 h% N. `The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
; I/ m/ r7 I% E0 l" wthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' / G: j* d. ^9 P v& @1 [- m+ [( b
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his( W+ B- E( d8 l0 w2 Y
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the) r2 w8 @8 U# O; Z
lawyer.
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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% \3 }. r" Y& B0 M1 r6 p
three legs, and comes down with four?' 4 G& G4 z9 q$ d) N" _- q2 q+ t
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
+ a3 e$ F6 x. i# x! X5 f! x# Oreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all* A& t2 m% ^" U; _( Q: o, m2 x
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour) X' f7 v5 t/ V; f* D
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and6 p7 i# k4 C; b) ~/ z' a
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
3 N/ j% c0 ]) k( D& Fback to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He0 C, Q' x8 @( y H/ D7 q% V% w9 h
wakes the newfie up and asks, M( P. ] C! W% _/ g
4 B, T3 G. ` W. {6 F7 l$ r'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
+ c2 y1 Z2 I7 S/ M" ncomes down with four?'
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. c& ~! Z! z y' i0 _The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
1 K3 e9 [3 [+ Cand goes back to sleep.8 }/ `. h0 i5 L$ N* g
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