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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
/ O4 X. i# P! }2 olong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
# [+ Z4 ?7 M1 t% R7 N5 [that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
& L; \. \) ?7 O8 A" @the newfie would like to play a fun game. / M/ }; z0 F2 ~1 I/ M/ e
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
% L7 P' f& z& d3 C$ @- u# u' G he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
+ a1 u8 M0 K2 t2 e$ Y d; I lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
- f c5 q4 f. ]6 Z' i( {: |ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,% w$ Q/ i7 X2 C7 D6 W4 f9 x" ?
you pay me only $5. 6 }$ g+ o# ~! {5 X3 Y; R) { H1 ^
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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/ w: w' m4 `! D) c; D
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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9 ^8 S8 c, W/ Z; Q, o9 AThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's3 f* n+ u( b+ b2 H
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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2 B6 z" }# [: CThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
" A5 G z& ]2 D3 N$ R5 L2 k. _3 ~6 Epocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the( f- e4 ]! a& a1 `2 d
lawyer. 5 N/ @2 C6 P. l: @) n8 {3 s5 s
6 l" a5 ? z1 e5 w- \Now, it's the newfie's turn.- `$ j8 U6 N0 t6 h1 S4 T
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
- s- ?2 \1 ]- p' J% U. q/ Gthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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' }4 L9 ]6 E0 M1 R6 PThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all3 ~. g# R6 G, D5 ^2 T- o" x
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all7 n! L) O$ L1 i0 f/ A7 ^) E
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
" ^ q4 @$ u( ]2 V) ]of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
# {7 T8 t/ T: a2 Chands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
* w6 a& @; E9 c; m7 E2 ] |/ Z9 ?back to sleep.
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, ?% f' p( H$ QThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
3 K& u! K7 Q- d- f( O* x# M- {wakes the newfie up and asks, 9 S2 x, R" j$ L" z: w5 V
$ t5 B* e! e- |- U'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and" c/ O! T) |0 _9 o
comes down with four?'
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1 L' w; h" O7 TThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $50 }3 V8 _7 Y5 i1 }# J
and goes back to sleep.8 _0 w" \" k- J$ g$ u
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