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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a# F( H1 I$ B! Q! i5 `, l- O
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb* P) t9 o; `8 p" S8 H/ h$ [# O
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if/ ^7 o5 N5 \4 j
the newfie would like to play a fun game. , D6 U/ k$ ]6 [5 b/ d5 I: g
7 |1 ~! m0 M9 `8 x) g8 j The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
: ]) }+ [4 j! f% k$ k he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
3 X( F4 a* t* c9 d ` lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
6 e' T2 L! b9 aask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
+ W/ ?* Q) T* P6 e5 ^4 ?2 o/ Syou pay me only $5. 8 D. G3 o" y+ b( {6 ]
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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% S* h2 m9 f6 p+ v, T7 w6 X This catches the newfie's attention and to keep+ o" v6 `% l- ?& g
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ( {8 ~( ^& r- r8 P
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
( V3 k* d1 e9 rthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
+ N, z. O5 C& l+ k! ?" Kpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the2 {2 f8 Q; K( G0 i3 \
lawyer. ; S- g9 w; X% @ ^9 z: F" ~
; H2 n U) }- n8 A( c5 q! bNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with& z2 k; Z& }' B4 K o) [
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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6 g" q; S8 D3 Z4 @+ h2 cThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
+ i2 J L- K# ~7 `( s; v) i1 creferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all5 F* q8 W+ y8 Q. Y/ f
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
! E+ z; z* o# f: H# iof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and" [( I' I* Q1 Z/ i- f
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right' ^3 v- U# j9 O
back to sleep. * @, H) M+ g" z$ b* u
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
( `* q- C, \; s5 C( kwakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and' B! D4 a4 i6 o+ i1 ?
comes down with four?' ! ]3 `- [9 w$ U7 W7 R. o9 F! R, g
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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