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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a! @- v9 n0 d* S6 a2 b O. d: n
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb3 m' T3 a4 N d* s- O K
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
$ r: V/ p; ^9 E6 Y. H) Y4 B6 K% hthe newfie would like to play a fun game. # w2 `- g1 D3 n, F, b3 A
) H# j2 u7 U' l) d8 J& ^. O The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so3 I \" R" O+ O6 T3 F
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
+ ~& x! E$ L/ o. ` lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
2 _& @& s+ o/ @: [' m$ Zask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
$ @2 X F. R8 d0 E( w- cyou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I9 Y, q N) [: |9 ~
will pay you $500.
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% K: v4 x2 y' X3 {1 V' h9 v This catches the newfie's attention and to keep/ W B2 K' g0 ?
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 1 J2 n5 D/ k* G. N+ @" K: v4 Z' M2 K+ Y
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
% ^, k5 o/ l9 x. @the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his# `0 x3 O+ F3 G7 A' x6 j8 w
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the9 E. |" l4 H5 m7 J. _+ S* ?
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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& W' V9 Y- ?0 y" |3 |2 x7 k0 ]5 g; yHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
@9 u& x5 E4 F3 X) K2 H. Sthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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/ H/ }. f7 H0 \) vThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
: e9 @9 ]8 g$ C, a4 w# Q% freferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
* s7 S3 L6 g2 h. O4 hthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour9 z( _! g+ D) O& d( f3 \' t- T
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and ^* ?" @ O7 d- |
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
% t# l0 m! U J, R6 eback to sleep. l/ y4 v3 E8 T3 ?- ^: Y
+ W$ T) ~% i1 r: X8 AThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
, t, |/ I9 N2 z: q; t% n. ^wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
0 _9 R6 p& T* M; W. Pcomes down with four?' , b" ?+ \8 I! Y( X# {
; w! A4 S/ D6 nThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
& @5 ^0 F& w# j& Fand goes back to sleep.
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