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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
% b/ n( P- g" B; a+ Blong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
3 e) B" |$ N# S6 N$ {' ^' Q9 ^/ ] kthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
& m* y7 G" g' B0 Z$ qthe newfie would like to play a fun game. ( c: b. g; q3 f) y# q
; M$ X0 [" U* q* o3 S; X The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so2 W6 s2 s2 `4 p8 g1 x/ J. P
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
$ H! ?' c! y3 p' v# ~1 V4 f lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
4 n+ A- s# F1 [6 C2 p2 I mask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
" C& V5 @6 ^' U+ |you pay me only $5. " W9 b8 x4 u1 Q5 D3 t
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I' F1 Q+ f- |) E0 I$ o; I5 r
will pay you $500. 8 E) {! ^2 @+ r8 X- [9 p+ W7 ]% \! u
' O/ N+ t8 h0 t) f$ n) W This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
0 ?; Z" w5 W8 w$ C, bthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. % _! V7 }# L1 @& R% A
/ F8 J7 f& V9 B% p" T0 r+ vThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
0 U9 R3 U' s9 O2 b6 d$ ?& P' Y+ E( rthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
8 k9 q0 n" e U, G6 q; r& Y+ q; qpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the$ R9 p% t) \% b. k) Y
lawyer. . J; D; l" r' P$ r
( c2 ~& z+ y# ?% VNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
% j! E8 J4 i8 b" Ithree legs, and comes down with four?' : d9 ]' a$ b& \
1 o) g/ X0 j1 a( i$ xThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
$ O6 G( `+ D2 X7 V' ^& H4 Lreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all# V) g# D8 x2 n; y+ O
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour; k6 n2 M* s6 ?5 i3 Y
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
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back to sleep.
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$ C5 R' l6 D) L% Y, T1 hThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He" ?/ m" O( r" u
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and4 I' M1 {4 N9 B- r. ]+ P# p
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $52 ]* w4 o6 x ], o" z7 ~( W' |3 b
and goes back to sleep.
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