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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a* V) ]: @8 w/ L& ^& \+ B5 W2 W5 I
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb2 m5 M- w1 F8 O& m7 p3 c' t
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
( D% l" U% {1 G$ \8 Cthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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; d/ g( ? f- |; r K$ \ The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so+ _- M& K5 ^ i: T
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
8 p1 a& v, a( D lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
! U; t5 a( K r B- [ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,! h3 D2 X. Q/ o4 r" w- g+ J
you pay me only $5. 8 y0 g; k" H- C
' K9 k' ^# A5 N You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
5 g7 q! R* x4 N* u4 V8 a% P will pay you $500.
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& s1 N/ D" y7 q( S" J) M W5 v' V This catches the newfie's attention and to keep! d0 z! d9 U c+ _* ~6 l
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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5 b, }( U; b N) @& ~7 uThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
7 D' \+ ]" m A" ]" `* v) c, Jthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 3 r. H/ V: U2 f- n6 z5 g0 z
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his9 p; `& r$ E$ a1 w1 u- c5 \* {
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the4 Q) y$ b9 j3 K8 ]
lawyer. ( n5 R6 W1 o: r, j9 \7 {
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.$ x( o6 p4 m, _! z# y
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
+ B% e2 L$ B9 _, t4 J+ Q% }three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
H# j, v7 S. @* T6 F Rreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all' `' C3 t5 {3 b( Z
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour( G5 c& ]* P7 j9 J9 |/ F
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
# N' O" k5 h( g. J5 y `' G$ phands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
8 D Q; n/ `3 b9 Sback to sleep. 4 e" ?. s0 d9 x
, _% O% b% L9 m$ [The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
8 W6 M- l" g+ ywakes the newfie up and asks,
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0 @3 @4 z, _& B K% X [, N, X+ |'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
8 p9 q9 J3 ?, T% w( Kcomes down with four?' ! N4 E- N* O- i/ L( g
" r% u, P3 U3 N) @) Q- f5 ^The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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