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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
" u# F% v& h7 along flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
# g( {: V# _) E' l Lthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
; y0 ^2 L# q8 }! Wthe newfie would like to play a fun game. ) B; p# L6 V( f" A7 R$ ~! N
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I* j+ A; e; e. g
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
1 a- H9 o* i! t5 W/ \you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I- t F# B3 i# p& f9 J
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
( a3 o' |/ u* c# b2 _0 ?0 Ethe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. , |6 [7 e+ S' q6 o% N& f) m- [
. d8 D+ E$ j7 RThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's$ G9 s+ B. X' ?3 O8 ^5 i I
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' * r' Q7 `9 s8 i- j) V' F
; t5 B, T" ]- t3 q6 X' ?' r! I$ _( HThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
: \( g; g, a3 R. C+ ^4 Ypocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the; ]6 K, y N+ j0 @ v+ h9 R, \+ R
lawyer.
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7 w6 o' z/ K- O4 c; g2 JNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
: n( r% `" D& Mthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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* p3 d0 |4 W& AThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
" y7 a- P% ]7 Y) t# H4 @) B5 K* E, Dreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
' L N# f$ [- q5 |, a1 Lthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
* ~1 @7 n# h( ~8 A8 h' xof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and* ~. E" ^+ u2 h, V- o$ g
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and/ x' h' d3 i- D1 l: {% P8 o$ u, S
comes down with four?' 0 K$ p, ]! g! p
+ j% d. C6 g$ Q1 c, [9 wThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5. K' m3 c! ]% l3 U; q
and goes back to sleep.! H& t8 C7 [) b# w& k
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