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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
; g8 U5 Y% ~$ o4 c/ E7 {long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
; ^ W; r& z9 M) Qthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
( I6 X) p. x( s3 z" V. H d+ lthe newfie would like to play a fun game. # }/ L+ h, W% n8 X4 T0 E
# L1 d- h% R1 K4 L0 c; a The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
+ ?6 v0 P Y, w: d7 z he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The1 _; i: p7 h7 {8 N; D" R
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
/ I, |( I/ t& z: L$ Eask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
8 x- b' [) _9 Y) dyou pay me only $5. 0 M- B n6 c7 k$ C
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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0 G8 A/ p N8 g. b This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
0 H n, b/ ?1 f+ K2 Kthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. . v# T' j( S; J* f8 Q# s
3 a. @8 [& V* N$ u* \. {' t3 bThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's7 W5 ?( [! C+ R! p2 Q9 A
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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[) f8 r* o4 j. y" S8 o( _The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
4 n" j! a; L/ Y- S& l4 Lpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
# Z7 q% J4 t6 slawyer. ' @% \0 e R( W4 i1 ` u, ~
/ Q8 R8 ]* N+ o) ]9 _3 A5 ^Now, it's the newfie's turn.! N4 L- K" t) x7 l0 c8 G+ D" e
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with3 ?8 G% U2 @ y2 j1 c
three legs, and comes down with four?' - M( y1 K( y. E7 O) ^* O
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
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the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour! z& s+ H4 j3 E
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
; k. u3 H/ L6 _( b4 ]hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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2 z- P) F5 A% p8 k; s4 sThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
! ~/ q* O; e1 D) K: }: c: p6 f# ewakes the newfie up and asks, 1 w ` L) u2 [' g$ W/ W
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
2 Z& R& Q' f) O! T5 gcomes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
' A% ]9 I' N; Q/ Land goes back to sleep.# R9 k/ b1 F8 I0 }) z( M+ j2 C
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