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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a3 h& [ e! g; _) C) _
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
: J1 R; I! y0 Z" y& |5 C' gthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if1 W |. C1 H2 R$ T# _% U1 Q
the newfie would like to play a fun game. % N" ^: E9 |& a8 k% ~: @9 h, e9 t0 ]
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
1 ? y' X! c7 v0 F3 O* c he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
! x8 I3 @" i# z' j( G. K) L" q lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I5 w( K, u `8 t1 e. f
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer, F- G+ [" |$ |, ~
you pay me only $5.
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, W1 c* g- {! j2 T; a You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I8 N% h+ b, R; ~, I6 C/ K
will pay you $500. 2 R) ]# w* A P) q, \2 Z0 m
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
1 i' _* `# a' W, Z9 i! [4 J0 }7 Gthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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8 A. s+ ]3 \% O; K, k- m) N0 vThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
. b$ z- P" _% Q( G' F6 bthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' + Y' E7 ?, {% b) q) l% p/ E' ], I' g
+ U) X" ^) ^: g+ D# B3 u$ sThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his# ?2 y: p ?8 V. @
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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% m1 }9 B N( ^5 P, bNow, it's the newfie's turn.$ G' O! K `9 q) A
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
* E; w9 |3 V% Z9 l rthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
* d% `# W+ x4 R8 \references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
4 x5 I J; j- D, Q; uthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour8 `4 C; w$ ]2 H& v; o
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and6 t. o: p/ f% w" \; B
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* u2 g) M2 j( p# v
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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5 X7 }6 x/ f! J+ D, S0 A'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and a3 M! f8 [; R9 A# x" D7 N! D
comes down with four?'
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* |4 C! E3 `5 ?2 CThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5! X' y$ z. ^3 @4 A# X2 T: b, N
and goes back to sleep.: [% ?/ d6 ^2 o" z' n
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