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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a& j6 }( o6 i) c# I
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb2 J9 t3 b" y9 [7 M* {8 B
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
3 b1 M$ g) a1 [0 T! t) n, J9 H/ wthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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* G4 p/ t% Z: T' ? The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so) V( ~, {( u* E, m
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The$ z0 [0 L3 b% K6 {9 _8 a7 W( j
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I8 K$ G. V, @/ N; k* H$ m
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
; v' Y6 X( T7 G* `you pay me only $5.
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( H5 f, \% u9 e* h You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I$ K9 P* `3 |% O. s1 [5 l2 p
will pay you $500. + Q' }0 j- r+ n3 @% B- z
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep- o& l3 D. w. {6 r5 e, n
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 5 l* ]5 q5 r$ T: ~ b+ ~
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
5 i. Z9 }& G: ?4 P# L7 ?* Ethe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' - x0 w) v, l8 Y0 O4 n
) u7 A5 Y a# }The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his7 n# G* H0 @, a! q: I* [
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the b' C$ ~1 o" Q9 c/ Q
lawyer.
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5 k5 ?8 f, H+ V3 NNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
; I7 M! U, s4 K4 ]three legs, and comes down with four?' ( b, o1 ^+ F. l# n
& n( s9 R7 ?( u& ?! H9 X1 aThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
8 D& f5 W. I/ treferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all- L7 e$ v8 r% y
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
$ m% r5 ]2 [& F' r3 ]of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and$ {) }) |7 q2 ]6 ]1 [
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
b% m: \) T4 z1 \0 Q# x( rback to sleep. % _5 ` t% ]1 ~) S; E- `- H2 j
$ x- {- O( r. F8 N8 H* |& H DThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
5 l3 {' o2 G- S0 Rwakes the newfie up and asks, ' d' ?6 i7 p3 r: i" X' y
1 U7 E! H6 i- h- Y& V'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
6 @% @0 Z8 Y: B$ n( V# dcomes down with four?' 4 A# ?' x! G0 Z8 M
3 T2 R- r) `# H, }The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
/ m0 U" N) V Y: c$ eand goes back to sleep.
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