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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a! }/ m. P4 Z( m! z9 m7 a% ~9 I. j
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
4 q, s$ _: }0 c$ Uthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
- Q" I9 G! K# P( g$ Kthe newfie would like to play a fun game. ) d; p9 ]: z& F5 [9 [& ~
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
. z- ], ]! Q1 t7 }* v- t he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The: h- ~6 P" f1 F4 }% r* j
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I) r5 t! f2 Z/ r1 k# [
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer, i7 F! Y, i" Y" b" H/ w% J
you pay me only $5.
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( @$ U3 ^* G3 E0 d6 E, W You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I; H/ O! e; q1 w
will pay you $500. 0 M. G/ H) w- ^" k* ?
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
4 d& m9 K) P. {/ bthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. : A/ q$ o* x; t1 S' d" v# r7 V2 c
# {0 B' K1 S% `+ n+ SThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's, g- P( [; Y, a' R% p
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' b, V; B) {5 n, l* A
3 m+ N" E% o$ Y0 N* X+ Z: }1 |6 L& K' ]The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
7 a+ r% l* E; V4 g8 y/ v7 Qpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the6 \# Y' H- H; `' I$ S+ V& r( b
lawyer.
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+ o5 s4 F+ f& x0 rNow, it's the newfie's turn.- m7 ~! t; D' u% ^; u
8 j2 k6 | [2 m# ?; m, AHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with: P7 y# j; U. T' K* \" H* G
three legs, and comes down with four?' 1 d% ~0 K$ T. z
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all, R8 p U; Z7 |3 t' r$ q9 X
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all4 m9 ^. {6 o' _, Q9 g5 T
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour: _+ @/ q* P2 r \- M( C
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and- ~7 X5 }, o7 y& F' b' I! L. r
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
5 X5 z2 Z# U6 P5 Y9 b5 Yback to sleep. ! V% Z3 i( z; P; e0 d" a
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He v# f& B4 v( E3 l
wakes the newfie up and asks, 7 N- Q- T; j; N& q
& I+ r, P* I% T" `'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and, V/ A' e$ G) P2 E
comes down with four?' + K9 m8 z8 `2 p, G6 h* }
: y) n" e7 G2 E+ N: K" T/ d8 RThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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