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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a2 N `. i5 `( A S8 i
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
. W; s. v) U1 Athat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if, ~* i4 y( g8 ?* \
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 6 I" B: U/ R# ^: E0 x
% g8 {+ y, V2 i( K0 P7 K0 G The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so6 u5 c ]3 d0 q
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The' L3 T- {& v8 |, P
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
# ^0 k6 d) J: v1 Bask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
2 k; h h/ I3 Z4 W8 E( `/ w' X k0 jyou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I6 d5 j0 r5 ]& i8 U/ h
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep( G1 i& m/ m8 v( j3 {
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. : I! A$ y1 f; f, b: F, v
0 h! J/ V% s& [' o ?4 CThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's8 {7 p. `# f9 o5 ^( v8 E
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
8 X# ^9 h1 |9 C$ Y/ m6 _9 M* o2 Cpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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$ H2 A& j) ]6 J. T5 j* z' Z( ]4 T' \Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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" f/ {+ E- k# A2 L. {, v$ yHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with, n3 L( S7 e* z' ], r% x5 M9 W4 I
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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& w! o1 p) Z$ _ f6 b/ LThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
/ i( k+ h; R& p7 }. yreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all$ \3 Y M4 L- x2 z
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
+ x) [6 v8 f5 T! {0 i% t2 Gof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and/ `% s r! L( k$ ]9 x& g1 \
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right: Z( M3 _. M1 e2 t5 {1 a; P, ^: G4 u
back to sleep. $ d. D, _0 G* m
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He! W7 V1 ], Y& S7 Y
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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5 P( _! j p6 ?1 o3 k7 P7 g& x: j'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and8 \# }* P9 V+ U0 g! W, v# i( h+ v
comes down with four?' 2 U( T( A2 G; A
* i, A) i$ r$ h5 }0 m; z& AThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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