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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a* ~4 D: b9 T" Q' \& ~
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb8 _' y8 A: G+ [6 T8 _; e7 Q
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
8 A! t/ _ ]3 D0 y7 Wthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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; E" |6 O8 g0 P0 ]+ V. O# d The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
" P# \& @( i' v/ n/ L2 c he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
. V4 `0 T. Q( A2 H1 m8 @/ F lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I5 |6 N0 `! _9 I' w/ O* T: }
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,) }/ b w& s& r$ p/ ` `' o4 D, h
you pay me only $5. 9 _! o; g g6 G3 _! }/ d7 A `* l" U
1 q b& }0 n* n$ k+ G7 p You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
: ?! c/ G! @8 K; V% r will pay you $500.
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" O+ }* F8 Q7 R+ [$ @ This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
' _8 \' s% \. o3 n7 V% bthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's" r7 y' Z' l' O; e* N
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' , d' m* _$ B; ^- C, u
3 K @0 e; w* kThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
1 ^" w2 L0 g2 m( ~pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
% A% q8 u" X# l( Z% o, A1 Blawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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5 ]0 r+ [" [! f/ ^; fHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
4 v6 g6 h3 w7 Q" K, sthree legs, and comes down with four?' F8 k) g, t& _, s0 F
* f, K. i# r# V9 v: M8 V, nThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all- Z( y D, U! n( ?, Y
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
$ D+ F% V! `1 Mthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
2 C- j" \; u9 I% e: v$ w- uof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and, Q0 k* ?. c; h3 b" E$ G. u7 M2 z0 ]
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right& X) n& q0 E w. J( r
back to sleep. . _: ^2 X$ b8 _' ]& n
2 h8 j4 {0 w8 _+ Y8 uThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He0 p8 ]* [) v; x. y
wakes the newfie up and asks, 0 W0 d; _* n# r. ?* C- E5 B
6 }: I2 V& C5 ~9 T$ t'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
3 i6 @& d) m; m; b {comes down with four?'
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: ]5 U0 F5 {, B& L! H# ^The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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