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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
0 v5 E6 @" |) I* P) X; l9 i/ Klong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb. o& @; F+ m7 P" t" J% f1 F( d
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
l$ I7 g; p6 V' b6 u0 ~( \, fthe newfie would like to play a fun game. 2 W! l: m/ w% j1 A5 |2 U" ~
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so5 x8 [ b/ U7 A* g% u$ D6 C/ `$ x' |
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The* _# m% n8 f8 \& Y
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
9 ^( s0 F$ q" ~6 P( {ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
; ]4 Z& R4 ]2 [you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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" ]( z. l- E9 I0 L% t" D! ^1 b This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
; W ~4 E# D. Ythe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 1 m% l/ Y. V3 q7 s+ T
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's: i7 }! G9 U I! R" f
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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) ^! j b" s% T/ q, |; vThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his G, V) ]8 z6 R2 _% v7 S6 m% B8 |
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the; V$ K) Y: u, w
lawyer.
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+ ^0 [8 S: H! c+ v$ yNow, it's the newfie's turn.; Y7 W5 D( w; `6 P8 e
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with2 ]# g/ R: @7 o
three legs, and comes down with four?' ( |0 h/ z- Q3 L4 ?
/ g. C( t+ i: r3 P# oThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all: G8 a9 R% S7 F$ \; W) b
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all4 A3 K' i6 A( v: F
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour- y$ D2 t0 j5 B
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and+ u* m: z( O0 i; m* G. ^4 t
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
+ \+ x% H, W* Q/ @$ i! C( A; sback to sleep.
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! g" o( H, a z: v# JThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He; f+ }# c0 n$ X( {, Y
wakes the newfie up and asks, - a: y) B' ?+ o) \# o4 E4 A
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and' i! {0 W3 C9 U3 ^
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5: J+ z: v0 F O8 l1 h' D# t
and goes back to sleep.* `* w. ]3 Y/ m8 C/ R" F0 a
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