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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
' G6 y. t( {4 s0 q# ]: o c. Rlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb$ t0 v# L2 {3 p+ _
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
7 p& m0 S" g$ a5 Y( a5 Rthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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: I$ C4 g5 k- }7 L* G* g The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so' }4 m! @) ?. k- G3 @. U2 p4 m& F! Y
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
, Q4 l6 w8 l7 d6 E3 g0 J' [3 ` lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I' O' Y2 S6 N4 V
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer," o. Q2 C* z/ M) O5 P2 e+ e# j
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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1 {8 D# Y B i8 Y This catches the newfie's attention and to keep4 K% Z! O! m7 e: Z; |" a, j
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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, {# q' [ d [( i9 i5 gThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
$ P" _5 p( l3 }% T) Tthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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' e9 _- ?- I+ F7 X5 r( TThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
* G' ?% W6 W! H: opocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the1 `/ A3 |7 s, ?; O2 R2 m/ B
lawyer. 0 B$ J- H w6 P! y8 v6 ~
/ @5 Y+ k* ^6 X5 Q/ _- jNow, it's the newfie's turn.6 P& p# W" P( f9 n& K
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
- N7 e! B B/ k+ uthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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5 ~) l8 o: D2 k& w0 S2 r* pThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
2 }8 }! I7 d3 F5 ~6 T K7 areferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
[2 W& m4 @9 j' ]+ [the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
9 k1 s0 u+ |5 B" y/ M8 jof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
7 p3 B: W7 D' J1 W* i9 ]' ~hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
. R4 o/ d( a$ ] B' w6 ~( Z3 Cwakes the newfie up and asks, ( V4 `5 D9 W5 n) Z
- x2 N! T6 O. t'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
* ?2 p4 w) T, w, ` O, f9 l0 Scomes down with four?' ' a4 `+ d" e/ p2 A, X* U# C& B
& W6 y4 [ x$ S: _9 Y8 |The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5: k0 F$ t0 j+ f2 T
and goes back to sleep.9 e w: T8 `( T( \
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