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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a5 N* ~/ @2 l& G" C: F8 s" i3 ^5 @
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
! g3 }9 L0 ^" |- k3 |: zthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
+ ?+ r) D0 j( a8 D: ]the newfie would like to play a fun game. 5 w# }4 f0 x+ a9 ]7 p6 b
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
' D/ r- p v4 T& O he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
2 V6 t4 ]6 c8 {1 a( C8 Q- G lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I. ?/ Q" ]7 H( G
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,4 q6 c# L0 C4 U+ Y1 J+ T
you pay me only $5.
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! ~5 Q4 j. L" \& j: D' M You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
* h/ d4 h% H0 A6 T will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
; ~* N6 R- u# q1 K# qthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
) D2 E/ b6 b2 e9 {" ~the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' ' q. M" S9 [$ j) U( F
' ~- v1 Z5 R! d& c# M; c. qThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his; v- C' d' ^$ f! s8 z1 ?
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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: t( Q" I$ e8 o- A% mNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with9 I( T( w1 X! N1 Z% p
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
. {* g/ s! y+ b3 @references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
+ j6 f0 ]* \% z- kthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
2 K; M9 q& U6 P: P& Nof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and- u$ E6 F9 |% u
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
; [" I# G# H! Jback to sleep. & W0 ?! X9 _# U! X# |
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He" Q* b0 x/ J4 Q0 i" d( E* ]
wakes the newfie up and asks, # m+ a& f. M! C- |# a: R h
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and8 J I1 H1 d- a' J) p$ f3 ?
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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