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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a8 i& h, ^# Z$ Z
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
% G3 F- x; }& B4 A0 K8 X' Cthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
: c0 x( h9 ]% O8 Hthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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0 O* M0 q' O W9 J9 P9 z The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
0 r5 a% _. D9 B, W' G0 H" @# B8 n- bask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,5 M* ^- l$ E4 G- f6 A. j
you pay me only $5. & S; e* K; r. X. {
5 j* l4 F7 X* _$ ^) b* I2 O You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
) Q \8 ]$ [; L4 E will pay you $500.
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, a& _( ~; \) b- ~. n This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
. l! n5 P$ o) k# i; o4 U2 [the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. . [. ^, }9 I. ` i6 \0 m
% g4 V$ y8 Y- |! ~The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
3 ?3 x) D0 V) g6 G Ithe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
6 I! h: F) k) W6 U% E7 }: wpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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- h# Q! ^6 s. N+ INow, it's the newfie's turn.2 [2 o. Q: E8 p6 P
( O4 }7 f$ Y) T" K a4 g6 QHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with) [: @# t6 v+ o: J" u
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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- E6 {: Y" t. y& s, i: b) a9 hThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all# }6 W" o$ z+ g' [2 R
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
* ]( O3 Z8 j" Q! I* uthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour, {6 ?+ x, H* B5 f8 F; V! Z7 [$ W
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
1 p4 [8 [+ v2 r2 Fhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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+ c9 `7 b7 Z( [$ bThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He$ y9 J2 u' ^1 J" r! e
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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( V1 q; @" \6 I) J! a( |! n5 T7 \'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and- Y; t& B$ Y% {1 |. c; y
comes down with four?'
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/ K! \# f% v( E- C r+ T$ w' x2 d( mThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5; U% L0 o2 ]2 X7 V( M3 v+ V
and goes back to sleep.- Y) ^" D/ f" @; p7 Q0 ]3 s
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