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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
5 L% [3 x# Z+ W; C$ e/ Plong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
( \4 ~& s3 h& L. rthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if! }# |8 x& `9 n) J' B! Z: h% J5 M
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 7 S8 w. v4 l5 i, V9 n* r' _! ^" D D
8 g+ W/ Z' I" Q& k& {$ B' N The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so+ l. F% K. y5 t+ Z! j
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
4 _4 a2 a% O7 y( ? lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
5 x4 x' r3 w3 ^ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer," u4 g! i) k" w% r4 y
you pay me only $5.
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. S' q5 `9 I' s6 n% e2 } You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I1 q: j; O- e5 }
will pay you $500.
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+ [" z" F% ?$ m This catches the newfie's attention and to keep9 `6 B# G" p/ F W' v/ `' |( K
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. . ]( d0 O6 e1 Z/ g; M
6 N% I% D' @' [( p* D/ c+ D8 \The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
8 o% i! v4 X7 @0 c Dthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his5 F# B y D" f
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the) E$ A8 Y6 n( f7 a7 q4 S( C
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.1 z$ V" y8 I/ @" U( Q) j* @+ W
$ h: g4 i# j, C: w8 p" \' e1 }5 w% KHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with* z' k5 B0 o0 C9 p/ |
three legs, and comes down with four?' & O. w$ n: ?0 z1 m1 Z0 a9 ^
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all4 `( y$ o1 k i( f: U: L) b% u
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
0 C" L( p: R1 d5 y/ ?6 Kthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour0 o1 m( n5 Y- t. G( j
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
- r* P- Y R3 l) J8 @) z) p* s3 D# Mhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He9 Z( y, K5 N7 }0 t2 ~
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
0 U# y& u3 u3 L; lcomes down with four?' 7 H& ]8 S5 ]" o
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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