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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
2 i# a& }7 E S. A; b8 ~long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb8 U" f* _( s* b; l3 B$ a; ~
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if4 C0 ^' w+ f& h- J( Z5 Z; t* d' F
the newfie would like to play a fun game. % ?% u1 s) I4 G9 \
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so9 H7 R) B# ]6 K3 Z
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The, Y8 w5 U+ \7 t3 p$ K: b3 ~
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I' @8 F J" C9 o+ G) X3 ?5 y( i8 Q3 v
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,5 @" d& M6 X9 ]' v" a
you pay me only $5.
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. {. }8 R5 S/ u( t1 I You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I) N! b4 s1 L2 E) g# v4 K
will pay you $500. - j% r. J+ p: S7 u; @
) S0 |2 F* \8 c+ l" d7 x This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
3 A! a9 g2 d( S8 M( sthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. * M# |9 B. q( u/ E% w8 O
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's& M0 g/ h) |4 T5 i) W0 G4 P
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 0 M+ k8 M/ x: F+ e: }
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
! x& }/ l; K0 M; Z8 u; ypocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.5 p3 X- P/ [' Z
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with- m* K) Q. h( ?# G
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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$ Z5 j$ n) K6 t6 q6 cThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all) }4 v3 H: x6 L2 W' e
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
; z# b* e+ s2 }$ P0 Mthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
' Q! i8 c" j# a# \+ H& ~of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and; U% f# c: T1 R
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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* B2 l. e8 {: ]4 A0 f# h/ _; g: EThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He& j; q$ M/ G8 s1 @/ ~' I2 s1 g
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and8 a5 d& l N. t! V; I
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5, O! {) o2 o# N8 t6 B" r% v) U
and goes back to sleep.9 W% N3 l2 K% V+ L- [2 m
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