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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
6 r. p, q* j& ^, v$ }" Y- l5 olong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
0 M4 A0 H7 Q1 Q* Z9 N$ O1 @6 Kthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
1 J7 @8 I* n4 b9 @$ S! h% |9 F9 f$ o Xthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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4 O& u$ x# J, n1 Y, {2 R4 { The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
4 k) A L2 B1 x& ]9 k he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
) N2 W. V: G; D8 H lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I- {, P n- r/ N7 P+ h8 v" c* t
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,: O S' x+ t1 y# y+ f- [' x" W
you pay me only $5. ! ]6 q1 i2 P6 O( G) H
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I5 I L s. |- N. |& R# r$ o
will pay you $500. 5 W- u& G7 i. O6 B1 Y" r- C! k0 d
9 ^( c$ }; o* V" u- [ This catches the newfie's attention and to keep V9 Y0 c0 O/ q# S1 A. t8 R
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ! g w5 m8 t% o# c5 U
6 S: l5 J- X- O6 G7 j0 UThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
+ S6 D6 L! ^9 N- j' a* w" b# _0 ?" S8 Nthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' % V! O! M% y6 r$ S c6 t! l- B
- T6 S$ {- ^# f, s% {; EThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his8 O; g: p1 G% s* g) j7 b
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Z% t: i) ~* q$ HNow, it's the newfie's turn., y" O* b# W5 Z& A; R! r0 c- S
+ }: y/ B6 N; n* y2 @- ZHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
8 M" ~; \8 v9 h4 ^/ wthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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0 p( m: g, F1 Z7 B) w5 P" y( e1 WThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all( K1 C. _: M U/ E- \: g
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all, @! W8 N* U% C5 ^, V8 e8 m% c
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour6 ^& Y; O/ e# `3 L) {- n" P! w
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
/ C) g0 ^+ J" b B; [hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
6 z- P) ~* b( U! k1 S; ~back to sleep. / q# G- W4 ?/ R( k* M) G4 l7 m
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
% c5 Z: P+ r$ w" x' M$ T% a- Lwakes the newfie up and asks, / u: L! e$ c0 ?' t7 J
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and. s* u |3 z" K: r0 [( s: N1 d% l
comes down with four?'
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9 y3 |6 g" p3 l8 z/ H4 dThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
# ]. b% x. d* |4 {4 s. rand goes back to sleep." u3 C- Y3 d! |$ }3 z, d$ E
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