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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
9 w+ U' ^8 E( Z2 }* Z* along flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
6 Q p5 d3 ^7 c) bthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
7 S, j" t3 R; _$ t3 t$ {2 f8 o0 Z# jthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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: _5 c2 w7 o `( O$ r# _* J The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so! b( r% l. \, b' Q* q( K
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The! \: ]5 ~- P; }
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I% @# o5 Q# ~7 i3 M$ A
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer, E! z( A; w N; K
you pay me only $5. : E2 h) d: `: P a( G1 B4 G( A
* @9 h1 `1 R6 A You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
$ G3 G+ Q( h( Z. ~2 j( z will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep$ E1 j% R! l ^ S4 d- \
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 2 z4 T/ [5 K! f9 {& b. B
& d2 {& x+ q* ~5 w/ x. }" d. cThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
2 d: i4 ~1 W' S# }the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his+ d8 t' o4 c" W, S
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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( i) s5 Y( N9 \% X# q$ t2 K0 INow, it's the newfie's turn.
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: c/ l( a; _6 {" zHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with k/ P7 j; g1 c0 s0 T
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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9 y$ T- Y$ @4 ]( |. ?1 z/ ~) @The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all6 c* u3 Q5 r" J3 j8 ^+ {
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
2 u# s; I* D7 Q4 i3 uthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour( B2 J4 ?9 c }1 Z9 _
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and* X2 K, z4 b/ t. D- N9 s" z
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
# I! ~" n8 P% Xback to sleep. 0 K9 Y# K% _+ X+ n+ a W X
6 D% ?& K |1 lThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He$ v% v" n l! {' Y, I
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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; o; Q0 C* C" p) W) W# ^9 N% ^'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and. m5 N6 P/ p! O- O, V/ O2 h# ?, `
comes down with four?' 9 Z; }4 G" V, H7 Q! }
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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