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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a+ ~4 S- a& @: ^1 ?0 D8 Y" ^
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
9 A/ g' J8 t6 ?: d$ e& g3 Gthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if" S0 q1 Z0 p4 W8 @4 V4 ~6 ^
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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; y: y! R& @) j2 n! r The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
* s2 }1 b; K3 |/ u( M. E8 ] he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The/ n$ V- [) S6 z1 i
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I R+ L8 B" j' `& {
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
$ Z& }* x" T0 Y2 `8 b' }/ ]& V' Nyou pay me only $5. 2 [$ k+ K) E8 ^5 w4 }
7 X( h1 Z! C+ e* K+ Q2 O6 }: V You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
. M$ l- u+ _) w0 `- N will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
$ l( e* c2 K) a, i# X/ |) ^the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ! @) [. }4 [8 U3 ~
7 W' x- X3 ~: F/ S2 {The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
+ }2 Q) H2 l/ D; r; Hthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his% j8 r- E, m* G4 z
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the5 F+ P q* a/ |: s% U0 J# u" X
lawyer. - {( o% e% {2 U; z f- [. \( L
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Now, it's the newfie's turn. d: m. m6 i0 d* F+ X5 x
, H6 I! j3 |4 g* s& Z. }: hHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with- B% d; V7 s9 _7 U0 F6 ` Y
three legs, and comes down with four?' * `% [, e* Y) j6 O# E8 |# X' y! K
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all9 [# \+ O0 R1 S$ W# n5 f
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
4 U9 g/ T" d- R+ f4 L7 `the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
9 _$ q" V4 y, E7 |of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
& O& B) z; i& @, y; x5 Qhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
) v( Y0 I$ }5 R( W. g! hback to sleep. 6 J% d) n/ J' x; ~
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He/ E: }0 I" C7 ` h' j' w, S
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and( G: f- `0 X+ N$ `: F; f- R
comes down with four?' 3 O" ~7 {) L9 n% R& S
; z, w9 @+ m* R7 t# lThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5, h: s9 f: I. K! w
and goes back to sleep.$ @+ r, `9 U% L0 |8 T" A. P$ D
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