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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a" t4 H9 ?" E% k5 O- ]) {% s
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
# U# B% g: h. i3 f- m+ Ethat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
6 t- R/ \' x. p+ E2 G# D3 W rthe newfie would like to play a fun game. 9 k! O! L& l6 B
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
; Q& N! @+ j6 Q5 N( Z he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
* K/ ^2 i# a2 A# M$ b5 ^ ?( U% F lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
8 _7 S% |/ J0 p4 @ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,5 Z( N8 V! a* w. T
you pay me only $5. . K1 ]' P4 l- H# V- K. L
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I0 ^$ J* V- y/ b# O v
will pay you $500. . B5 O% W; O0 ~9 c" b9 {4 T. Z, L
% r( y) i, j' x3 i+ v This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
7 ^$ J" {! W8 U' Uthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
# F, A* z3 W" {: g5 ^the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' : M" C9 d3 N* [8 Z5 F* w" b
_+ g" Z6 Q: v4 x2 g {+ N5 N8 YThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
) _) h& |: s; f& \pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the' E3 J$ W) R$ q
lawyer. 9 j8 J- v1 v4 z& p ^7 w6 [. o
, y! p- @- x( G6 t8 j% X+ T0 xNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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8 L. m3 n/ m% R2 j+ q5 }/ B* o1 RHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
" i4 o. N& F' g' n% W7 \4 `three legs, and comes down with four?'
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9 H/ A. N( G2 A8 x) rThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
3 D: J; b4 ?4 sreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all. ]) d1 E* q; ~4 M# E, f
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
) Q" i/ p+ ?2 A) p& dof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
2 x( G- d2 e1 u5 T# t, |) N4 ahands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
k( T% ]' ~0 W& ]back to sleep. & t9 x7 E2 j& }9 W0 S' o
5 |5 M3 y' S9 R Y8 r7 d0 bThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He R8 [( d# R7 s! L& R: Q1 W
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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/ D. ~: v( {; k+ E' P" Q'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and! t/ l3 R6 R* t& V! h- F
comes down with four?' 0 Q/ M# z4 |/ \( G4 ]" _0 Q- h) O% ~' D5 v
3 Y1 T1 m8 E4 r* D0 eThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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