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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a9 `" B% v7 }0 ^$ S( B& |) u% a
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
1 F6 q7 i- L, L$ g2 Fthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
% }( Q% D+ x& S) N8 Bthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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- R! g6 v* h7 ^2 r2 K/ J The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
, l! y& X Q8 Z he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The# `# w8 j$ R. k: S: ?3 r' U
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
4 _& T; r! y, D" z! _ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
# }* Q# S9 y3 i6 G0 _ eyou pay me only $5.
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" [" {* ~" q5 K+ h You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I! T! \( d4 ~8 ?+ s
will pay you $500.
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/ c: ~& y2 F+ `3 ^ p: C. _ This catches the newfie's attention and to keep3 D9 V9 P! E. k! h" ], i+ K
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ) q( R/ R$ u* s/ g, `# L* f
' j# O/ n" ?& E9 EThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
( k/ w) E: G( w+ y; K. ethe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
0 T6 M8 G, D. dpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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5 w) l3 Z3 V+ q8 _/ Y/ z9 NNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with) e1 H2 B3 y- W, \
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
, ^( J% g6 V" i. O$ B7 f; F& Vreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
: Q3 G/ O5 b+ q6 q' hthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
* x3 a/ a7 y1 _) O. i; ]of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and8 l ~' [7 h6 y! {( O/ x& F' v
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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, s5 E) {) q' |) P# Q; O8 UThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
; F: g8 U4 ]- d$ [wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and: \* j( \) Z$ u: Q2 O/ I+ H
comes down with four?' 6 A z3 N s9 v) \
# A9 d8 g9 Y1 I. t+ m& w3 aThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5$ f$ Z# g: r3 I4 m4 ^. t
and goes back to sleep.
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