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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a! d2 _6 o; c# U! ^+ V
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb. }2 I! `8 m; Q- |. U' V
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
* _& f4 P! V7 }5 Q9 ?the newfie would like to play a fun game. 5 |$ h, ^* n8 Y7 q
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he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The2 `% S6 R. |( L: F/ c
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
" M/ y( m) u/ Y. Oask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
7 k' L2 T& D$ Y6 Q4 Syou pay me only $5. & n1 p! j# E% y9 W8 \. ^* I# L7 V
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I: d+ a0 Y+ K: f6 ^7 X% K$ t
will pay you $500.
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0 T6 E. D& O4 P& @8 B This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
# \" ~5 ]' m4 I& k: ]: f1 Kthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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) r/ g9 _: z. }8 @The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's7 q5 G0 Q6 O0 q0 J2 o# `
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 9 n# q6 O5 \, i# n* s* s
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his; f4 r) H* R# H! y, Q- s% i: G
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
1 i3 C. @; c3 t4 W1 clawyer.
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* H: S9 x- D$ l6 t7 R' H$ J8 X. YNow, it's the newfie's turn., w) [' p* K. \- o" t
$ g8 x: q5 W- z0 k7 SHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
/ k+ f- P/ K, P" A+ b% Othree legs, and comes down with four?' - j$ R" a7 g8 p5 w) t; c+ p$ @
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
; ~" C# |% c% S" }references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
- |2 Z1 ~+ ~& t6 }0 A, E! ?2 x$ hthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
4 z" [# n+ ?; ]. ]( Aof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
9 \* _* w8 X! Y0 F. @/ phands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
/ b& z- X0 w: M$ D- Wback to sleep. 3 V4 S" X S: l: g
* z0 Q W5 t. c! b AThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He1 m9 E$ M7 @. d6 T3 Z6 Z
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and4 N7 B- S* O j
comes down with four?' ! a; t1 a" ~% E/ `& P9 G! ]' k# k, E
* Z, m4 Q/ f; \! BThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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