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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a7 o3 W" }% X: c5 `. V
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb( y/ k. ]' Z: [4 i8 p) a
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if3 ~- }0 I. F5 m; C# z1 u
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 2 `1 r3 \5 a# x' g$ O
' J5 \" E. g0 u! M The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so+ I9 S2 m# @, a
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
& f+ f7 H/ \/ D# l lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
0 Z4 ]* Z8 G% } _' f; Pask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
; }7 s& \0 m% U1 W7 D) fyou pay me only $5. 4 ^6 `2 ~6 q. W8 B/ x' Y
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I2 [) K6 p8 p. o2 W' {+ `" l9 Q8 `) u
will pay you $500. ( S& l# C8 b4 [# d+ _: v$ A- i' f
- |9 I2 _: i4 C ^; S- o: K2 v This catches the newfie's attention and to keep/ g% L$ R* p+ g* L- f
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. : N. A; d V5 ]
8 u4 X+ O0 `% F: CThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
- O" Y! w' q7 Y/ u+ |- ?5 r4 f g& j( Pthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 4 y$ W1 f q+ A
, p3 |* v) }- u$ m6 w% LThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
5 r- ] j, Z3 q, ?' J: F( Dpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
: i' i' y% d& _! R5 `' [% Olawyer. ' g1 S/ R( @( U& w7 G
. g' U( i. Z! G. [, }: PNow, it's the newfie's turn.3 Q0 D. ^1 B$ n5 I/ A5 W
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with9 [+ z" Z+ |) k; b( D
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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: W% B. n' B w: K4 I; _The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
. D! E, B% ]7 `* M$ c( b7 Z7 Wreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
. {$ r/ R) G1 M; w3 @, k/ P8 _0 wthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour! N! }9 E9 A+ L0 i# z% |1 |
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
! J( u, Y& j9 j9 q+ |" }9 h7 Z! ?# _hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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) p" E# }0 r1 H- \3 |. V( g0 TThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
6 T/ r) {4 W/ f9 n$ Z! D1 t" `wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and6 X0 A" Y$ K4 g' l1 v$ d# j
comes down with four?'
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% l8 R) \8 O" [& u$ l3 E3 M6 dThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $55 B1 e& R B! u- G
and goes back to sleep.* y: \+ }0 y$ g( m7 H( a7 q
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