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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a" P: t( y& p; H3 U+ J! _* r2 A
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
0 U9 }8 @$ l" G. Z# z2 cthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if' V) n1 r* ^& W7 h& w+ ]
the newfie would like to play a fun game. ' t" T. z& S9 H/ X. C6 d
6 U/ x6 j3 F# k) S( o- Z The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
# Y/ D) V5 B8 I2 D1 K1 q: E he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
8 R, t; H) {* g, `7 v8 v9 v" S lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
; y. V1 I# t7 p% z" s7 v# q _ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,) l4 V: Q2 a1 o5 m9 V. C
you pay me only $5. 1 G7 L5 @& ~1 K6 e
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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 keep7 b) E" M! o3 x+ g3 Z
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
$ a, |9 k! N3 othe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' - f. c' T3 J# X
5 \6 t% g2 X" s7 j! ?& n7 OThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his# H, X. w8 ^5 z; P% r
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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1 d8 S/ X; s0 YNow, it's the newfie's turn.& g0 S' a2 L1 x: g. r3 U
. L/ ~ g+ E8 g1 f' C0 _5 T3 ~He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
6 H. x/ Y+ g3 W9 u5 |( i9 {: lthree legs, and comes down with four?' / [) S- Q4 t# {
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
5 L, [7 x6 K- e$ |% H$ s0 U: G" Mreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all+ ?: o6 B0 i# q: G# Y5 e
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
5 }: k; R! r! Y4 b9 l* R- yof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
3 g5 ~% m8 e% p, s2 k/ lhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right7 Z4 o! T' i0 J5 o/ c, `
back to sleep. & n1 x& R1 Z( Z
' e6 m; O: r) ?- sThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
+ ^ ]( q: l [# Zwakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and( G# I' Q# B' K4 M/ \- _& y! {/ r
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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