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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a0 y1 h$ o" j9 x; u4 O
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb6 R3 @8 {( E" R, _2 A
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if! D# N( Z2 W. N1 d+ S \% E A
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 0 g z7 V9 z* q6 F2 i1 a
) ?% }7 x7 R" u7 j% w The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so- `8 P( _, G! @2 D. i2 l+ R
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The% [0 F. t1 b* _: H
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
6 i& y- t0 c9 P4 |ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,8 Z; z6 o0 M( W/ P( _" g
you pay me only $5. 4 k0 k+ w8 n/ W0 M5 q+ U
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I* f8 V& V* D- x; Y0 R- ?8 Z1 ~
will pay you $500. : d! G) {. n) u% O2 o
; u. H( f8 \. ?8 A2 W This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
! M- h' N# D* v) Q1 T" kthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
. N. y) O: j- }8 r6 H6 a2 G6 S2 u ethe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his3 x/ R+ {2 u H$ m! t: b
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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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 z3 w2 B/ J. T. y7 w/ [
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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! H0 u. k' ~* V: P# T5 jThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
; y5 `5 W- N7 }, _( wreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
$ @. }2 m N! U# v+ \the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour3 C/ }+ Y% F- d9 z
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
+ X! q# ]: b$ k' @4 phands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right S- y; a$ ^6 k2 }
back to sleep. # |+ i I$ _$ i0 O2 e, J$ \3 \
. S7 a h1 c$ n5 ^2 j) H$ {4 Y( T dThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
3 G: j/ d$ ?& B# s% r- ]wakes the newfie up and asks, & e) u$ B6 C7 J* m2 z {$ T) _
2 [+ u9 q* k v4 q* O'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
7 [# u& C4 u2 P3 c$ Gcomes down with four?' 3 n2 X9 d, p" }- P3 n" j
' Z( K/ s: i y4 v9 pThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5. H" V; T5 G1 A$ g5 ^7 T
and goes back to sleep.
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