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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a% C- C+ \$ V+ M- S4 }( V
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb" A6 Y) ~/ @! K7 M- Y y" o
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if9 b/ P/ @/ z; k7 ^
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 5 P+ Z8 c* M) X2 i# y
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so% M, {1 X; g- C% R
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The! i1 t! t$ ?- P$ \+ r1 m+ F
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I: H6 z; E2 s6 @, C
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
1 f/ |# ?# u; X) z2 B2 o% hyou pay me only $5. + }3 \* x" A% f1 Z2 R: \
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
; `0 n2 U% e! \8 c" @5 Q% X will pay you $500. " y& G% Q7 S8 Q6 ?7 g2 q' ^
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep* I( z% r; O7 H0 z: j- Y8 D$ T
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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7 t. _, n( h4 ~, {3 N, ~# kThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
. L8 i& M3 x2 a% r/ \) |: o! [the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
, }6 R6 Y0 O; n* B9 lpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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3 ?$ s7 I' o9 h8 X$ y: aNow, it's the newfie's turn.4 Q. i) j' k; j- [
3 K% r b9 B3 b$ [3 XHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
, T4 r- M9 @7 a, M+ nthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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+ q _( R$ p r( r+ X* K1 M! rThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
' u) x2 D0 D- c4 y! t3 l- P) \references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
. q0 d1 G2 [) Othe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
' N! y# ]# w+ D% iof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
- ~! D* D c0 H/ Qhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right4 j/ S) e+ p) m0 Y! N' H! U# W
back to sleep. 2 D8 r4 t4 n7 g; _" H9 x
+ [" L. r! A5 S9 Z. F; a( ?$ N* m/ HThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He5 W/ j& K) ]' S) \4 O$ G; v
wakes the newfie up and asks, 3 x$ v1 l; c4 ?! l
; ~" J% q8 ?/ ^5 o% j'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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1 F5 T; k0 x- h) L" V) EThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
2 ^& V& j; A# T: W) u- R- Mand goes back to sleep.
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