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A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a# b6 G+ y+ w- a! U o
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb' q S% K2 O Q- c7 y
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
5 a; U/ q! B9 W3 F3 ?* fthe newfie would like to play a fun game. : v0 p2 L4 p2 j2 O1 ^. Q1 y7 r/ G0 P/ W
) {: x: q' N7 E& Q$ I, Y5 V" j The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so3 Y( A- B; _% o! B5 Z, n' Y/ ~8 \
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
% F2 k' y. E+ Z7 `. N1 i" K+ r8 S lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
G2 d5 @3 B1 e9 |ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,6 V m% f2 a8 Z# t: p
you pay me only $5.
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+ s7 H* k+ Q) h( S! K You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I7 C5 @7 d) `' i" u. [' |' Y+ ^$ [
will pay you $500.
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3 W% W- L1 s. m# l0 [ _% M8 j This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
) K# g3 Z; h* m" Vthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ) e3 u+ w- _4 x) u1 B7 v1 T7 U
; g7 h0 b$ C$ E0 PThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's7 \+ s. u2 G% _! `$ n
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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; S$ b, i7 L: O: U) y2 {! { KThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
9 n& O( }& N' a8 h( J) o# J& Ypocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the: }1 w1 q' r. X/ T; d9 D* p" ]
lawyer. ; \* |' P% C/ r2 ]. M
. w' S* t: e; ?/ p5 sNow, it's the newfie's turn.8 E$ t7 r+ v0 [
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with7 \- f' C/ M% h
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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. F7 q% w2 ^9 F* o4 C. R" LThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all2 p4 v. m5 O7 |) [- Y' U
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
1 J5 |- Q3 Z7 G; e0 T1 ^the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour3 M* x, y4 n8 N% i5 i" b% }9 [" Q
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
; d6 S2 n' k ?7 h- L. ]5 uhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right8 j9 L5 G* j7 S- U, w) W1 F) a8 w
back to sleep. ! N% G3 D* x: e
2 e) R# N, i9 q) k0 {5 lThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
; z% x0 Z. n7 g) Q1 `wakes the newfie up and asks,
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h3 _9 q* r3 C8 e! m2 I'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
% P3 r- D% Y/ f; I, Dcomes down with four?' , d3 I/ t/ ^6 J2 e7 T: U4 p
' R4 Q1 s& e4 f) q! T6 P% HThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $56 `! c+ s4 e6 I; V* a# @
and goes back to sleep.
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