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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a6 P3 B) C; T7 h3 G1 M
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb+ @. m: v) S8 k3 K! y
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
, \7 d! m5 N. Q9 w6 A' ]% R9 [6 Pthe newfie would like to play a fun game. : ~% L |* y9 W
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so( ^2 _' j3 [& r- v: a
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The3 S! N! z$ d X6 J8 s4 _
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I8 f" X9 n9 T9 g7 l" B* F
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,( Q9 l3 D- }$ j4 {# w. O" ~
you pay me only $5.
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9 Q6 D' J$ G' J9 g5 ^ You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
7 n6 _' @: [3 I- Q2 \# S5 {+ q will pay you $500. ; Y# l( L" W: M+ k4 ~; D
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
8 ?6 f. G2 k" t2 K% \the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' - o4 w( A5 I' V% }7 m/ b
% D/ J! p- ^! e6 F8 ^The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
- }/ J) j; K( l" bpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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& u- W* z0 O! i9 DNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with" d6 W% q; M- \, [1 m7 ?
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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! p* L& q4 l5 Z) c8 \The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all- f; u7 T3 l+ S! }2 { _
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all4 D2 P3 b: e) ^
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour4 J9 t! C& z z9 u4 [3 S
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and4 Q8 W' _- Q1 D* W; _
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right S# ]" E u* {, V4 d# n
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He4 e! L. j# Z! L5 I0 H2 E( A0 _( y
wakes the newfie up and asks, $ R/ ~9 N7 W% D) @& [
, B" `- Y9 {1 U+ \'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
/ ^! P/ \: G) C- Z' Acomes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5. j9 b* C& U$ Z4 @3 E, x+ e
and goes back to sleep.3 l+ [. `8 }' Z& K9 {
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