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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
+ e- ~' a# \" ]+ B( s7 e; Zlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb; ]) \; X7 N/ M+ N4 _2 S6 ?9 [
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
8 ^) b2 s. ^3 athe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
+ ?2 d. C: k' f- d7 Z y" r he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
; a$ o$ ]; J& X" o& b9 n lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
3 d$ W1 O: I# c' c/ F/ X! nask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
; f: J# u( ]/ i8 Ryou pay me only $5.
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3 E. g( [& N, G( k' i5 \ You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I; |4 F1 B1 m0 ?( ?8 Z
will pay you $500. M7 J- e' i" a
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep. o1 r/ ^/ i5 B" R5 N& ~7 t
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. # ^0 [6 z$ H' w6 x6 a" W, W5 Z" j
% O3 Q$ U, o, `6 z9 CThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
3 \0 a, L, j, [the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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& W& e% X( W7 d: A. P& X5 B8 J0 ]The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
) `0 O/ \: y7 L8 dpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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) _) S' N m8 n. S) F; ONow, it's the newfie's turn.
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# W3 U! z' G# n: W5 u2 E: DHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with8 ^$ r% y: r; s6 j% {
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all, K* S1 p6 S) x: v7 z
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all+ L$ R! \) A% m% M5 ~' Z
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour- }0 ~: F& [) D: `% y! @/ U
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
: V, S5 V3 n" j% O" M: ~hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
$ d2 J. c5 B. D1 m/ bback to sleep. 3 Z @9 X5 v) h
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He4 E- \* F$ |& {, X* @5 u
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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, h$ g* K8 J+ {: s) u, x3 s'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and+ k9 e5 y1 X9 L# l4 g( V
comes down with four?' . u: C, v5 S+ ^
0 w; D/ e, O" ~ M* }The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $53 ~7 [2 G/ ?( u4 r
and goes back to sleep.
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