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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a' `7 h8 J1 U a+ X/ F* X
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb+ Q* \0 u( U/ b! H6 \
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if( v: w, U* e* t- c6 \
the newfie would like to play a fun game. / P1 I0 C) o' d9 h1 b8 o# V
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so! }$ }( {: f# K4 v. F- Y
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
4 a) H3 ^; S* @ lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
! ^" ]/ j2 ?7 ~5 r* T% wask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
, ]* t( X/ d7 E& m) yyou pay me only $5.
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! t# s9 u: W( L9 e' d6 h+ M9 H$ z You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
1 H. ?9 }$ a- ^) ?( i will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep' g3 G( E6 i# d+ ~ S1 i1 u
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. - Q" N) s' l' C# `- H( v$ G
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's2 [/ ?4 a% j4 D0 S i
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' V- I0 p8 g; H4 [: t1 W! g( D4 o
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his3 ^+ f p# k# |/ y, y$ L
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the) X4 G0 ~2 f2 _ H/ _( P, p8 a. c' q) D
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn., m5 B3 G2 b x. s/ _& k0 o7 i
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
" m" u, Z" Z+ J' athree legs, and comes down with four?' $ H6 e1 @5 [2 V0 v" z3 j" T5 x* }% v7 [
9 I/ i" o0 F6 @. JThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
, J1 y1 w$ o; ]3 Ureferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
, Y) u' C% g9 M; V+ w, zthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
# W9 h/ t" v3 g' Q. ?of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and" A! ^4 J$ j! v3 q g3 S
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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8 ]+ Q. D ]+ }, fThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
3 G0 H+ }: h! y: i; G/ L8 Z" Bwakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and( C/ L& n# s# O; I
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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