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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a" r& Q$ H& D: }6 E: B2 K
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
8 \4 d$ S3 d& u& k4 Qthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
* o D1 [7 P1 Gthe newfie would like to play a fun game. - _2 e1 d7 ?- X* K
% e0 S$ }' |1 C9 Q9 s& f2 `' r The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so$ W( s7 N- K& `6 ~5 h$ f
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The: X8 J0 x! e. A, L0 \- Y+ ~! n1 Z5 t
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
' g0 a4 _# D/ ` sask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
: F; S5 u6 r9 W* u$ Z$ y. Qyou pay me only $5. ; b; F0 g' y$ `( l. F; @3 c! A
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's r- m1 Z" V6 I$ n, J8 ]
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his9 x( R, B8 R" u ^$ I6 {; g& O
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
5 Q$ P6 [0 {# \5 Z% r! Y+ elawyer.
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$ u' p. }( |& l) sNow, it's the newfie's turn.9 f2 M. J5 X! ?6 d0 J: A
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with# N& f! B' P4 X# D/ u; N% O
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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% t% G- |! d9 L' k, |2 B9 aThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
, G4 E& V7 S% w. freferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
- n: U+ ?* v: z3 R# Pthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
3 a5 }, C3 N. s2 B- t. Y! Lof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and9 @1 R4 h8 L4 d- D7 U
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right8 w* O* J; ~/ U1 h0 T" y' @
back to sleep. 0 i$ I" A% R4 [/ r6 ^- b% U# i6 r, P
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He+ ^3 l5 x# |) k5 P8 z; {
wakes the newfie up and asks, 3 M+ ]# R; }1 s& W8 U
6 N/ O9 r1 R f! r7 i'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and0 M( O4 S( t" l- ] ^" U) [0 V
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5/ a+ {! a9 R) ?/ v; i% x( N
and goes back to sleep.6 f; m' s& {5 O" e' B$ s- Y
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