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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a: G8 }) G$ S0 S& I6 o3 P4 b' M
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
( N; J& @: j% S- hthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if$ q7 A9 Z9 A0 O( _
the newfie would like to play a fun game. : K: z" D: e9 g0 s6 S4 T) C
3 h* U, x. P, U2 F! B% Y The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so1 K; Z1 y* p3 Y" W" G( {
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The5 B. ?1 y0 L5 z$ K- ]
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
4 a* S# B9 c( Q& m6 [, [ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
! Z' K4 f/ s* Z# u' _8 ?you pay me only $5.
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- ~) I- T( Z- N P; P9 R( M You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
J& Y7 _, @3 E will pay you $500. ' Q, d+ P! V. s/ `; @% b' o2 V
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
, e0 w7 \) Q3 ~ M; i; d2 ?: w+ Vthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ; f) Z9 X2 M/ X1 G- H
3 W$ C& W% }6 e. q# @ F2 WThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's. A: d# s \% C$ _) i u
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' % e3 ^+ V: Z4 k* w7 r- |
6 x4 Z( ^* V5 K/ N, z2 T$ s. BThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
2 C) y" b2 `. H! U6 hpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the; U2 N1 ^1 N$ K6 i9 t1 T& L
lawyer.
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. |( Q& v! p+ E* jNow, it's the newfie's turn.2 Y- O7 w4 _. G) {6 c5 v. o6 B
4 @. u x& ~6 n( v1 _He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
5 `2 }2 p; o P- \three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
/ |; u' W3 d+ w; x/ Q" c# T areferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
3 ^5 k6 z" @! i; ]' f0 n/ uthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour- k$ ~9 W( D! H/ }& J/ }- B3 {( Y
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
& Z+ H+ y) q8 h! r' r$ ` L ~hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
0 m8 v: f: L. ] I' a# O9 l8 Jback to sleep. ( ^9 A5 W% ]# f# j/ @, L) {
3 i. U' w. L4 z4 H: V( ^The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He6 X. m2 D. F" Y/ H! T
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and1 E2 W9 Z* @& d1 [9 k# p
comes down with four?' * |& r- V% A, b0 h
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $56 n7 `2 [4 {6 z9 k" W$ q/ q9 J
and goes back to sleep.
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