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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a4 m' y) D+ e- e* e
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb4 U4 |7 o4 Z& ?: \
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if; r; G$ S. \ |2 L* t) g
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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3 D3 V P/ k4 M( [ The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
U9 @6 m( @! _& W) r% w1 Z he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
q( c9 S$ l3 x! K/ I lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
6 W$ i' x) ?5 e8 hask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,5 [9 v4 D9 j# B; `: r0 k
you pay me only $5. 9 h3 m3 v6 \" z8 @5 e# t
3 Z5 @: n/ g/ N2 Y1 H, R; |8 D You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
. u+ @7 A% a6 A# Y7 I5 f will pay you $500. 5 ~ l" W. B+ ~0 U- L; \4 Q
% r7 H: l; P2 w5 E* _! J7 s& C; L- I This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
/ V$ E+ h7 |0 S1 S. @the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. * B' Q0 r6 R D: M. ?
2 O* h- I* c! x. c) zThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
( q/ z/ f6 H5 Q, \" b$ {0 Y) [the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
. M3 e3 Z. L# T1 U. x Spocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the* ]! F5 ~" D' C; }! r% @+ z7 G
lawyer. L& W- i, M7 t8 B
( S* M, ?$ D$ v1 k, c+ Q7 dNow, it's the newfie's turn.0 e; r. a3 j9 a5 e$ k
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with4 Z/ g* \% j/ H
three legs, and comes down with four?' % l$ I3 c& |; E6 u0 |! }& |
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
q* O5 {" f2 {) w; yreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all: V' x; l# x* q* R) q
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
! U7 r( v8 A" }of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and( J0 f- c& S* X+ H/ c' Q4 H' c0 E" H4 }
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right# a# U5 k# f8 B5 k$ J
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He5 V; o7 L* x$ W
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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! W8 [. Y8 |6 T1 N, l'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and7 E- k& U9 h- |. s9 h* C0 T, O
comes down with four?'
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. m5 h5 S' i9 G$ r# Z9 i3 iThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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