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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
( s- C; d3 ]: [$ s1 O7 L2 Xlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
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the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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s& r& _3 o2 |! ~ The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
. |# e2 g+ U- M. j: x he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
/ q$ D1 D" D2 i0 i lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I$ |5 q4 k+ \. X+ ~& U. k; H! i: D8 I
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer," U- ?: n( Z6 P7 p
you pay me only $5. 2 b. k/ }. x# d5 e+ j
5 X. Z( `9 J G/ g0 E" F You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
7 B+ d5 c" e) G6 S6 p+ w0 Z+ n will pay you $500. # C- s9 P" F5 f0 j% X
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
2 q% Q8 o7 p! s/ o1 pthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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% \+ z7 o2 f2 v# SThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's# e# x" _, m# [4 M
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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2 N) X5 ~# ^/ t: k( AThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
. j2 P a3 B( C9 O6 opocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the% I$ U/ l- r8 ~: T7 H
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.! ^1 h2 m6 I! B$ @, B
& M4 R3 y6 G8 eHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with( Q2 C0 Q- W% C6 U
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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( g9 p1 ?, s8 m7 b- TThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all, G8 I4 b3 e7 E+ n
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
0 G3 X" z0 @. Y% z) R1 hthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
" ^5 {; a3 G( w* u, Y8 Mof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
8 Q, v" Q3 e4 w( {4 h" ~( V, ?) j: {hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
[1 l, \* T* ^# E3 x2 Rback to sleep. 0 t, O. \# N1 N' y% T) } u
! S5 ?9 M( [4 H+ R* QThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
% ?! f5 ]: P" r" g' } lwakes the newfie up and asks,
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+ T" b9 G( `/ e0 y'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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6 t' H( k: y$ R& S$ y$ hThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
2 K: _/ y0 G& r9 ]and goes back to sleep.
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