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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
5 g8 Y4 @) N- k6 f4 a3 \8 Rlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb H$ |8 ]- }( N+ ^! p1 \. i' Y; v
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
: p' a& }$ P9 V* E2 f9 S* ]the newfie would like to play a fun game. 7 |; y g6 C" s, ?6 a2 N# S
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so* U" c4 D" G9 y* G6 D6 o, f1 {& @' i
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The' n* d- s) F3 t0 g3 I* ~8 ], j! ?
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I- ~' B2 D- l k7 y8 d
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,! ?6 J0 \; b- c3 a4 k' b/ Y5 X0 e
you pay me only $5. 0 Z3 G) K8 e% `+ V2 b
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
6 s) T q) h% ^4 k will pay you $500. ) C6 D. o7 B0 C1 h) H
6 v1 `# ] ?; s) G/ Z) j This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
5 X3 z: F3 c# ~( U8 Y3 [ `$ Q( C# Bthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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% ~) r9 Q$ V" ]; OThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
6 J& X) ^5 q4 z3 t Q, dthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' ( a# b" J& r$ N3 ^. `
c3 `3 U8 L* X1 k* w% n( w8 N. hThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
& c# ^/ G5 }* s3 O; a$ A( Kpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the8 A3 V+ Y' C9 ?: q. A
lawyer. + u4 g+ x& I z- d- e
7 Z: u/ I: ~1 q7 |7 v! jNow, it's the newfie's turn. a. [# H1 w* i- h
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
7 P& D# I- h) a' ], f4 w6 }0 mthree legs, and comes down with four?' 1 |! f e; l$ K- ^2 u
! q' O- _, f. E" }, RThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
^8 P1 `5 A8 ?( Y6 Treferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all% f# W' `0 S G. w' g' ]# V* M% l
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour ] u! {$ \8 R" h* [
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and' s: o" N( h6 ~5 Z, D4 }2 k
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He6 L* u" V* M# N& {
wakes the newfie up and asks, 5 s/ s* O3 K* P$ V, G8 B5 T
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and/ _* J9 M, @! Q. E. L
comes down with four?' 2 \- T$ D# M0 K# [! K2 C
$ P! e3 u$ H- q6 o: L" c( b8 Z p2 lThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5, J& Y9 s" r( S" d3 O+ J2 ^
and goes back to sleep.2 H+ ^# B+ l- V7 i/ U
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