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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a& Q, v* k, a" Q
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
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- Y* {2 |" T/ y2 V; O: {" _the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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# H! h& W5 \6 J+ o i4 { The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
4 d- H, i8 |- t( } he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The* n9 M7 t# m3 X5 x4 o: T
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I# Q: v# q7 D! e$ k* j; G
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,3 b% D! O' a* }4 x% H
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I% ?3 f% |/ o! Y5 X
will pay you $500. " g) G! j* I5 o$ ~
l6 X0 V" b1 Z. S This catches the newfie's attention and to keep0 H" L, c: u, S0 K7 O
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. % a: J2 U! L' {# h
' Z0 H2 |& ~1 g, \7 {The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
' ]# _; I3 Q; G; G, A! Pthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his% W( }2 C9 }- l
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the+ a, Q: ~/ U& ^
lawyer.
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G/ N: ~* C4 s4 R/ rNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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, S' {# I2 \- Z0 E& G7 q$ lHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with% e, T- f/ Z9 U ]
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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& M( |/ i) s: uThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all# o, C: ^9 P7 A0 M6 L& A: h
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all1 d" m/ N5 E5 F( I! q6 N
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour/ @$ e& q. _" U) ?$ b
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
3 V' |' m# y4 D: C" Fhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He, ?; w, @; |' D( m) X2 O
wakes the newfie up and asks, + ^8 `! n% `* @4 H+ j j2 C
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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0 G, l4 P& A. J) HThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5; c: Y# i2 M4 P! K9 `
and goes back to sleep.
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