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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a4 X6 i& Y5 Z. w0 Z# ?
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
" {$ b! F% P- h8 z- \that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
4 E# F5 J t- |& w' `the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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3 l9 D( x/ p3 f1 ]9 [1 W The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
: q+ W& K6 `$ u# t* |, E he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The" F% H( T& r/ G0 C @
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
: d, m9 T/ @. f8 A2 E( F6 ?- Dask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
' R0 j- o, N) I7 j, o# a! {you pay me only $5. 3 P- d! [4 R6 c) `4 S: h6 x
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
?# e$ W. R1 ^% r, Y* ^: }4 b W4 A will pay you $500. 7 F- V1 s) P7 J5 n2 I o
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
. ?' q) f! l/ g! y2 O. L) V- s1 m) Xthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. / l9 V, s4 a$ u: t
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's% x8 J( V. U, x; ~, L. u2 f
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' / S, P: X3 n7 _( ^0 F
: R* i6 _0 O8 [) s0 w8 v7 CThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his# v* ?5 d. I: W: @1 h \
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the; Z6 I5 e: m5 M8 ~/ i r6 i0 U4 r
lawyer.
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# v5 @8 Y8 N3 r/ R7 d0 gNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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x1 R) ~) J$ c# mHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with s2 l$ x" X& o2 l$ T1 y- _9 a
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all. W2 r! P! S- L3 o# V
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
; |2 O' z* Q+ F$ u4 p- athe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour3 F# Q! ?" j: t8 J
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
f2 k! L% V! n) v; ehands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
4 j e9 ~5 f% a: Uback to sleep. 0 t% o5 Z7 A4 r9 i, f8 O
/ m R4 E Y, q: |The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He( Y' n1 |# E- A2 d
wakes the newfie up and asks, , b" R7 }/ p( [4 `9 C2 C+ d% G
) D$ J# V( v6 X0 @8 _+ ]: C$ P9 O'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
5 W$ W/ M2 ^0 ~4 u" S* w5 Hcomes down with four?' $ U" @: W. O0 W& u( d
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5" a j* S5 I3 }' `! b9 i& x: q
and goes back to sleep." j' z ?% l. F) l
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