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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
6 H4 Q0 o. w% s2 Tlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb* A' N5 {! Y; o3 \& Q
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if9 j( d9 O6 D; t' Y. u" E
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so, a. @" s3 C& r* c8 I) P/ }; Q% `
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
% d! _" f- }! l- T$ u& e! z lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I- c" H9 @' ]7 z- m1 |! t
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
% ?# R- }" k4 `2 X9 B! g* Y8 n! Syou pay me only $5. $ T! y4 H S8 L$ e3 K. x
0 A q- x$ A2 L' R You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
* G6 |- ~& u1 T) s ? will pay you $500.
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5 w5 F9 Z7 j( K" f3 r# l+ p1 P This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
1 ?- T$ ~0 X1 Z0 Y5 |; ^" Ythe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. , b4 O! y3 c6 f
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's( W; e, X# ]( {, N
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 2 ?4 F) R$ k6 z, x* |; A) x
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his+ W$ Y1 }; W$ x& ]. o
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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" t5 F- g) R# q UNow, it's the newfie's turn.$ _0 @- {$ K, y- \; `
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with) r9 U$ V: K! T1 M5 s% \
three legs, and comes down with four?' + j1 A, s) }/ D) I( N2 l9 N, ?
% c) N2 o+ N; H6 j7 U) V1 U9 `8 @The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all. a- w" u1 c t
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
- Z7 B6 ~, f3 H# xthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour: u$ T3 w! m# \ W0 A
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and3 u" A; Z: t8 x9 v1 ~ L/ U% P
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
& x: V/ L+ A* I- l& x/ L$ Tback to sleep. 1 a) j( c! r: P
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He: y. m; l3 e7 N
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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+ F- A G3 ~& m5 E'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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0 k; ~' }/ L/ Q8 O( n2 C" O6 j. kThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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