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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
6 S$ \! i8 @: ^( g! rlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
, a1 h$ P* _" y1 Ithat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
0 \3 t7 A) u$ O- _1 hthe newfie would like to play a fun game. j w0 e+ B9 U8 j2 [# x
# x) Z+ _; a) { The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
3 V0 b6 D" P, p; t# B he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
# [4 ?* _, j' @8 C6 L lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
0 k4 q4 G& }, Xask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,, n) A3 E2 f2 T/ t
you pay me only $5. * J5 W3 r4 y) x7 _# T. S( t6 {
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I8 {( ]! E2 j9 _( o+ c6 h+ |
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep2 E; C1 n8 [1 R$ K7 a I5 w- O
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
9 ~8 Q, H& r: e+ |: J/ u8 W6 Pthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his9 P F3 C6 V! a6 E" K
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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4 i& o0 p0 K2 a4 S. w! eNow, it's the newfie's turn.& z) s& G# S& M" Z3 N
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
+ u# `3 C+ E6 W athree legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all" H# f P6 p( w$ c9 D1 r G
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all9 R `: u2 X" J9 l3 T5 U
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
/ H/ A5 E5 a# i8 Rof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
3 N6 l7 G6 [6 q. Dhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
: q2 m" M3 O4 vback to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
3 M8 s) t- B; e/ `. H8 v) swakes the newfie up and asks, 1 l0 D/ P* }: f5 @ ?6 {5 @
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and+ j9 C. T0 x0 u' i3 f
comes down with four?' 6 }8 J1 `: `$ c; U2 N
) p; }, b. |7 U) K' u$ R7 yThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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