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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
- M$ l2 m z1 r4 G% plong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
" u# o+ j, i8 l9 Gthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
- q6 G9 w/ L5 |the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
0 |4 y9 _: x/ S, G7 a he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
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ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
( p O# \* K) s' ^1 O# wyou pay me only $5. 6 `$ I' k+ ^3 \. y/ T: G
; [0 s+ v, n$ ^# I5 y s, p You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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' ?: K, `& w2 Y% ~* I This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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2 K: x! {: p* C+ A1 u9 w9 \The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's; Q( @8 [8 p. d+ P% f3 L! R
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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! a4 ]: @- w% Z/ @% ]; IThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his4 }: ^$ U/ d6 @
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the, ?8 u! `0 Z# V7 x" E# s
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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4 u6 W& D: H5 S c `3 EHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with5 h# L$ f, T5 B
three legs, and comes down with four?' % E( L$ K) X; R) x% j. I" s$ A2 Z
* z2 t1 [0 v" m% ]* ]- p4 h2 sThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all. T" {4 v3 Z+ w/ B3 y
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
2 O6 j f3 p# u2 M) d" Y$ C) \the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour/ b% s5 t1 h9 D! K3 u1 y5 _) f
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
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back to sleep.
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# u5 F; {( @' w! W$ w1 eThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He2 H" I, B. ?5 J, A6 f
wakes the newfie up and asks, ; F6 T; Y0 k: g/ C/ f6 E
6 h1 J- F) w/ G% ]9 e'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and2 a4 G/ x& h4 L' C6 z1 f
comes down with four?'
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, A8 S8 V% i, D/ l$ mThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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