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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
) Y0 a9 G5 G) i1 Q+ q& nlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
' k" F# r% t" i7 s F/ X+ ythat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if5 v; G0 G4 p X, }! g
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so9 V/ j/ `) ^" M( P4 c' O4 B& V" X$ {
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The7 b4 t+ I% ^2 R. q$ _( Z
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I* h2 D& K& m& o
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
& [0 c7 J# g) `' t$ Iyou pay me only $5. 7 W3 n3 p6 H# {# J4 I
* \; ~3 f7 u% l" M/ d; P3 Z You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I q2 P6 A% d6 s
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep# Q' d! \# W1 o
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's8 e- |3 M$ p Z2 n
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' ; ~' H0 x; X% @- \9 c
. h9 g% E0 J2 j0 y7 G2 bThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his- L) ?0 f* p- `0 R- _% {( C
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the- P# d1 X$ M8 q, d7 G0 i( P# f
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn./ Y( N0 C3 E( F7 s. N+ W# V
H" P- P- U r3 C* P9 `5 BHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with d# v" B0 f# t" X% _& o h
three legs, and comes down with four?' F5 _/ v+ o, E8 M- ^) g
0 |3 L+ q9 `5 {The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all# G& `) t. A% \
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
# {1 G2 N, Z* \7 f1 l/ g3 nthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
' L5 Q( E1 @2 f8 ~/ Q" rof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and5 q! ^" e8 v1 @4 p
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) }. O+ N. I5 ^2 `8 U
wakes the newfie up and asks, 4 }8 h: |- n/ X
" M. I) R/ t% p' q! q2 F'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
( E7 d1 N; b. H* A, Qcomes down with four?'
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. |) [# e& i% V1 E) u0 rThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5, C a1 f6 Z% h0 H+ l
and goes back to sleep.
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