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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a' z" s6 Q3 y5 \' v2 z5 p" m
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
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2 g. w2 s4 W9 R9 [; b4 Othe newfie would like to play a fun game. 7 c; y: P: n2 M+ H! ^" u5 A
! Y$ O5 X# v' P. Z0 _/ y The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
$ N; g* n% W4 w& `- ]( O he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The- X- F5 x: A3 A5 b- Z5 v4 {
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
: n' J! m8 |7 ^5 vask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,1 k8 [) ^& s, c$ W* i
you pay me only $5. ) J' J8 c5 j" Y* B; m: ?5 A8 c7 H: f
0 @! h! B% J- H( u You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
H+ _; W3 J% r* Z, I will pay you $500. 2 J( L/ R4 U8 u9 ?; r: U& C
b- W0 D m! P9 h( t$ s This catches the newfie's attention and to keep) ?) W$ L, F& G( Y$ T
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's2 l: N7 B# g" z l) A( Q
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his, D \2 D- A# w2 g7 ?" \. J# k
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with: k$ l' Y: h) @
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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& P/ o7 Q5 J% a! ^7 [The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
1 h" k0 k7 q9 K! rreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
" _' y! ?. L- N- Q5 N( Uthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour: x, X. e% H6 `. k. M* X( z; O2 H1 c0 S
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and" c s3 S/ w2 @) k
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
! M. M- s2 R- h9 T5 c2 `0 q3 Vwakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and3 P1 Y S) d' M) v9 o$ z
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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