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A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a! i0 E" T7 T! s3 Z, Q, H* H3 u
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
% A# K* C" ?2 s: Q- F# _- _that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
9 N/ s4 g& p: j7 ~$ Hthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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4 n* r! g* m& o The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
' f2 s1 c( j7 z he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The; E+ S3 B( u" L$ Y4 Z+ [
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I; V1 v- P! R/ _2 A
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
4 V ~: ] z& ]( v. `: x0 Cyou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep& D1 f3 d: B( j' M; P! A
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 9 x7 a9 U8 _+ b# T0 f
! ]# d4 Q7 k! d% q" _4 v3 I1 p+ LThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
4 W( U3 W) h j( Q4 @. @the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' # q3 V" \8 f ~- g6 M
4 b: q/ x* `% I" c3 nThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
0 w& r0 O. d1 j0 _& ypocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.) V ~9 o: |5 c4 U! {6 G
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with, |5 U0 V4 U2 C1 b% m6 y$ p4 Z
three legs, and comes down with four?' F& Y: A7 W5 u ?) S, q% w
H7 T3 A+ s! t ?5 [4 Z) ]; |The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all; S; U2 m: L5 U: n
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all; n+ l# _' u+ K2 U
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
; V, [9 ^& q9 K/ l' kof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and" n! W7 x8 c+ [0 j% j# K
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
; o$ R/ ^- X5 O" W& v. xback to sleep.
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6 g/ k! \0 U5 NThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He" `0 O: v" { t
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and3 S4 A" M' b9 j& Z ^( O
comes down with four?'
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& o E* }6 T! J. KThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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