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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
- W8 b8 v" m1 L2 ulong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
( e3 [% M" w4 c. n% a8 \that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
* f* k2 M2 E) O W/ Z9 vthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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) b: u, B8 e% ~5 x8 { The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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+ `! L5 K0 o$ R; w2 k. i8 G( H lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
) K5 V5 Y) a" O. F0 F6 o; D% vask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
- C2 A# x" j% [) s1 q0 x( Oyou pay me only $5. $ G4 K( V4 j' P: G. s* X
2 K/ z7 u4 g) e% g1 r! _ You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I$ ~2 Q, H; L6 S `. ~, M
will pay you $500. B; V. L7 i0 g$ L
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep C2 ~/ n6 g. V! y& r6 ]& h6 t% U* w
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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8 x2 f: M0 y6 u$ b' YThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's& q- N& @. ]; W6 Y# B* O- O
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' ; @# K/ D3 \+ Z+ j
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his) Q; N; d7 V3 ~9 l" y" j" l- }& B' f
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the! p. I$ a" B! q. d" a9 Z+ P% P
lawyer. / ^2 G2 K- R, C2 m2 i
5 _& q0 C# x& l, b& HNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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" l4 ~8 { Y! q+ b" {* RHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with: \6 o0 ?8 X. y* Q
three legs, and comes down with four?' 7 ` ]( O1 ]8 A, O$ P
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all5 i9 n. [9 ~1 O, P8 K$ D! Q
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all; v0 T, L/ J- P! _6 r% J0 G
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour4 D' m" P" ]. k$ I+ @7 ~
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and( q- W; A9 c2 a6 n ]* H( \9 A
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right ~; ^$ m* L8 r$ d( t
back to sleep. % {! K8 J6 \3 s& O& U$ T( s
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He# s9 i0 u$ V- `/ v, a' b. D
wakes the newfie up and asks, l( g' r0 y# H( A' A. h9 v0 Q3 N
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and$ [9 R1 P3 S* H' h1 h9 s' x
comes down with four?' 1 y; c9 K7 ^* n
- A2 l) t' ]& F4 d* b, cThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5& \9 Z: y/ f" D! C* |0 Q3 ~" D
and goes back to sleep.6 P+ x% X# t5 G) ?/ G* a/ @
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