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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a& Y7 W9 t: ~- q# T5 ~2 O
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
( H) U R B3 nthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if5 F/ S8 C" `) [* C7 U4 x1 m
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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: R$ F3 k( v5 ?" ?. n$ ? The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
9 s) s0 O* P H- _; _" B+ b he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The2 o, u/ Q+ q y% Z
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I+ x, g) N1 N+ Q5 O3 I, n% n% j; a
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,7 w9 w7 [0 F: ^0 n& t. f, Y. \
you pay me only $5. & S2 E5 _. s2 |0 x( d7 z: v
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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. M9 j2 x" E! j7 q# I This catches the newfie's attention and to keep% z/ L, S# ~/ |, g
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
+ Y/ _/ N. J7 e, O6 S, l0 |9 Sthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 2 f( o4 q1 p' E# `* W, u
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his! n2 U$ m7 ^ \9 Y$ [6 D
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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0 B- f5 M" `% N# ^1 E% u6 M$ O8 zNow, it's the newfie's turn.8 }4 g0 v$ V9 B( O' _! f
$ D. B& v% \. ~+ U7 A. J xHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with8 y y6 K! f7 \: E) f
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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; s# v% y6 l- lThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
r$ Z/ j7 N: ]* h- v+ C) Ireferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
" w5 j5 f- z5 @ G ^the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
- c8 a& w, O1 t7 j& D/ m' Tof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
$ z2 s3 V# Y, M3 s) c. u: _' Uhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right9 f! D5 ]- W) k% R% | @
back to sleep. ! v( x$ z% p' q, q
# l5 [$ e3 S0 q+ d# _ v* L0 a- OThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He4 p! p% ~6 V( q
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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8 p, A6 C5 L+ d/ e# p0 _'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
9 S( {" O; F" m3 ~% ]0 Dcomes down with four?' - O6 a. i; X% g
3 N6 \4 h0 R8 i+ {9 J( M5 bThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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