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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
5 ~+ f2 h! ^: N7 q1 U! F& i9 ~long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
5 B0 X. @) N$ W. d( p/ c6 Fthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
( Z3 f, H7 y" b- t: v3 `the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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0 A" k( d" }: \1 k% ^ The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so* I0 U$ y) `( f: E7 U
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The2 d$ V1 v4 j* x7 ?
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
; O; z. w/ d9 y7 Eask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
; M) w8 N' N5 S( I& T! ^7 | iyou pay me only $5.
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1 `* D& N8 _0 M* r You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
6 u7 X5 R) ^" ]8 n! ythe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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) A' y: }) t) ^3 x T) bThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's. D Z- t% p5 D( n- i/ L
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
* F# F" T' m4 c- ]pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the$ w! U# ~! F# i2 V& F6 m! n
lawyer. 1 K& h) ^) K# W1 @9 i) J* e6 `
" O7 l9 \ O! |0 B2 w; N$ yNow, it's the newfie's turn.8 U$ ~, x4 [, v
% O6 P1 ~$ D# T- ?( xHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with3 C8 Z8 I4 I# p: `
three legs, and comes down with four?' ' P( x( D0 o# P) T @9 r
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all1 k) {# s: m- D3 B# z7 H+ E
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
+ |6 X5 O7 b" P# U, Athe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour( n3 O: j S* ?! N7 c
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
7 X/ m- l9 ^, W, phands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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- Y8 [4 i6 P, }- x9 ZThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
& m7 X g5 O, e7 \8 I: iwakes the newfie up and asks, ! f; T9 V! @1 E( z
: C2 w4 q% h4 Q'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
) t0 O% ]' Z1 z2 }comes down with four?' ; b' U& l) x; v! j
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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