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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
7 A9 W1 n7 u9 Hlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
) m) U4 A! U# \& Q p) lthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if* U) i3 m5 R9 b$ i8 N9 ~
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 2 V/ X' A, l& E N5 K2 R# J) Y0 I
" @+ Q4 A6 s) D# N2 q+ ^ The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so" P7 y7 ` O2 Z: g9 [
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
0 A8 X; R: {- y) ~! w4 P6 [0 C lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
" R- l& [0 n. fask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
@; F% I# D9 }4 c( _you pay me only $5.
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8 o* i" D( k4 ? You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I' k) \7 b+ l3 _+ T" B
will pay you $500. 8 d( K- n \. u! m5 Z2 p+ k
8 T- G7 r, |! u( T$ W. } This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
9 @) |7 `. _# G# Nthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. " e8 W* Q" {4 ^6 V- U
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's: f2 {7 F7 o3 N/ N+ T( W
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his; y1 ]4 s* C# s' C4 G
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
t# p# U- `) V# ^; [lawyer. # Q$ @5 d* t \; m5 W1 w9 J) j* T
* E- }/ ~4 q0 }8 u4 K" f) ]( qNow, it's the newfie's turn.5 J7 `) N, t# `+ ]6 X) \/ C
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with/ A6 T6 J, M1 q) i
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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3 G8 Q0 M% D2 `# A- n) A5 \The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all; m3 @! V: \% w( A
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
( o/ c0 c4 l! ^* othe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour4 c; ]2 k# ?5 @& Y4 v
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
# B% ?$ A, D( b4 `/ Zhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right, i$ }. ^1 S3 g7 X: \5 b
back to sleep. F! g* I2 M% [# n4 W
9 k% o, d" U# J3 HThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
) g: F, W' y" p5 R+ q% S: `wakes the newfie up and asks, ( @! o2 ]! j a* b
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and( @- A) M/ p) Y' u
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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