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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a8 ]/ a- u5 Q5 d2 d" O
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
6 ^9 T* B: a: Y9 N6 ], M' a2 nthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
& a* L6 E! a: K8 k! v0 E: Qthe newfie would like to play a fun game. , @. t. z3 q$ b8 J# A9 a& Z6 H
( U( _' |: V) ?$ A6 ] The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so! w+ C, L4 J: O: i; {$ R& `' E
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
# n4 X. ]) [( P/ o lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
8 ^) h8 C7 }8 l8 R: [ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
8 E5 X/ Z4 T8 M- {you pay me only $5.
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) E; {+ N+ p+ c& \ M- _2 i% M You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I4 _, R6 O7 o& D' d0 @- M
will pay you $500.
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the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 2 U( t$ G0 p0 `# {" N$ T
6 B. ^2 J5 a% O. LThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
N: c( I9 B; O8 L5 qthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his7 @7 @' s. K. D( Y) a& t
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.# @$ l: }! r h% ^8 [1 @
( W6 E3 _8 F5 m" H1 h3 MHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
3 T' g( |; y% Z. Kthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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5 J9 s" {; q3 f+ s \The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
9 F4 M6 \0 Q1 h: U6 H' W0 S- Kreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
* A: s7 e/ ~& W, Z4 J5 ?the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
& Y" A: } L$ W) _of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
& O& s! o Y" j: i5 ehands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
/ d: g' k/ y) L- D6 a7 Iback to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He7 C7 u: M2 z( D* o+ r
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and- c& M6 R& ^5 t
comes down with four?'
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& F9 ?! A1 C( aThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
7 }( W/ d. T: M& S$ d% \; }* zand goes back to sleep.: j( _- T3 m; B- {0 ]+ ]
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