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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a# U# ]: O( |6 ^0 \3 F& z# V
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
! m8 C+ n% Y1 }5 O, `' H, \that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
8 s; E4 X8 j T7 c, mthe newfie would like to play a fun game. ( P1 P& F) R3 z# U) {+ T! a
0 J: C4 I& @/ n% B The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
. S7 O5 u2 O2 c8 t* G he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The9 B3 E# T, k4 T
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
S4 C+ V% ~1 i' _& c0 Yask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
- |' `) l- F, t- d" Q0 p/ d$ Jyou pay me only $5.
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2 m* ^! u8 X/ C You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I x2 e* P) e6 }- f' d
will pay you $500. ) I4 Y3 S' S/ C" a& z
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's- \# K4 H& ?+ P/ t
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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& }3 J6 n r9 g ]7 l( y4 L8 CThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
4 X! _0 T8 C* |1 @; l( P: Q6 xpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.2 w; [+ F/ X6 C: R0 m
, C3 g8 E9 t; F# j- o5 u0 yHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
7 w! k: ]2 s v6 z" uthree legs, and comes down with four?' ~. d6 q' e4 D9 i3 o8 U( S7 F
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all w( T1 k9 i) h/ g( | W
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
1 O. e" _3 V" }1 e7 |the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour0 ^8 V8 q3 \$ ]( B: B/ J
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
. O- j* r' r5 uhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
6 M2 p" q5 t' K3 I# W2 Uback to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He. k3 r! H ]* _# V3 ]
wakes the newfie up and asks, 2 n7 E0 l- U+ [4 J- e2 Q% D) Z2 Y& n: C
) S5 V; x" r# A+ _& t'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
2 G6 h: l6 e% R2 I! T8 n6 W/ wcomes down with four?'
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; Z$ B% z" w$ ^- KThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5& j) m: g a! {$ r, b
and goes back to sleep.
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