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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a! F- J& Z+ T/ S# c$ Q/ S9 s- Y
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
4 x# ? c- c" a$ R( r" i Tthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
5 n' ?& n8 f' nthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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- P) X/ U1 i/ Y; ^: b0 u) x, I The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so( J& C" R1 [1 [2 \6 @5 T
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
, J/ J& y( g1 D e7 H# R lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I) z1 T5 B) q6 X. b" H: D! l# x9 @
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,+ d4 I. x+ P0 l& o* q
you pay me only $5.
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! x; S E, Q1 [/ M+ k" O2 q You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I" N( M5 `7 M. i" t5 ]: ]
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep; c5 u7 D6 m1 o9 _) K c/ Y2 v
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's9 m; s0 X. C! O
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' , c& s; t! B+ B! B' w
8 A, q6 w; x5 ]$ N7 @6 k! `: s$ zThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
/ r! j/ ~0 b# k+ rpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn., N, W( K& i9 u- p( H3 j
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with/ |/ x2 r2 m, e3 I
three legs, and comes down with four?' ' m3 r9 M( `) ?) ^: K3 V0 u- Q" u
7 Y5 D9 S& o0 r' R. [The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
- j E3 t s2 Q% [8 y6 ireferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
5 l& h$ Z4 o" j3 u" _( ~7 q3 l$ l6 [the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
$ E3 r5 O/ U w( jof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
8 t% w0 j5 V# d0 V7 H' H# m; Shands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
+ ]+ U9 w: P+ @# k6 Q0 t' xback to sleep. 1 s9 }: C8 H$ ~$ r
! M) q' a/ }' [8 r3 vThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
' u( w- z* q8 }; _; zwakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and, W- U" O3 p! A. |% ~
comes down with four?' U: U0 j$ j8 M$ X$ Z, @8 w/ ?
) ~/ n$ v$ w! t* O4 S y' x' i xThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
0 @5 G& k- C/ U( i$ E/ Nand goes back to sleep.3 n7 `- H+ Q6 s& ^1 j
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