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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a, j: q9 J: F6 ]0 N& u: S6 s
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
5 y& s' i" v0 A; H Ithat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
: U( A' R# F# g( l9 r1 Lthe newfie would like to play a fun game. , M# H8 ~/ M6 M: l6 s
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
% @. M6 q K+ |) H8 x, E& i he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
) n% ^5 `0 I6 i- s# }1 `8 u lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
+ k* D" b5 v: z6 ]2 J, @3 rask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
: g. a* c4 |1 O! `2 |; Vyou pay me only $5. 6 i* @# W3 D$ A1 i; d
+ H4 s, }- t3 | You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
7 Q& m1 ~. Z# E; H( t, v( H will pay you $500. : r5 ]7 c2 ?$ I/ e& P
" Z9 {4 Q4 c4 I8 g( g& C This catches the newfie's attention and to keep1 }1 i3 n: R; D# d1 ]
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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. ]* ]" G3 @" oThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's( n6 m) t! C1 q1 M$ M* W# N
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' . |% x: G7 y2 L' ?' M' Z
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
- \* a0 u' X b0 o6 V+ b6 ~pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the) V4 m8 w3 f* t* z7 n' I, n( I2 ^
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with* ? W' R+ _1 z- s- ]4 ~* l
three legs, and comes down with four?' 3 d2 f( H; E( u: R8 C1 R$ J
( }- s$ O3 u8 _; dThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
, A0 |& Q- s1 r! K, m2 s Rreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
7 S F' h6 i, U9 f/ w& ethe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
; [& K% F: M% n* K0 `of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and' d! S5 R& ^ D7 n1 |9 O4 J
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
0 g; j. k5 |7 J6 Sback to sleep. 3 a: `/ m3 s- n. m
% ]% u& T9 }/ \" K' `# GThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He7 W* z: w7 @) b, @0 R
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and$ a% D3 T( B2 @4 N: G/ ?5 A
comes down with four?'
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# b) E0 U' F- b1 B& C1 d' TThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
% _% s+ U% E0 h: L& V0 p; g5 Dand goes back to sleep.
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