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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a0 P7 z3 \% F/ h1 k' ?5 o6 r4 a
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb4 b9 W3 `, J, a5 R' w1 F
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
3 X) _ H. J7 L; i' n! ^the newfie would like to play a fun game. 0 [+ M& O( l" n8 C, q8 X0 J
/ Q" g9 E9 B# c4 x The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
( {) C. @* Y( {3 @- j5 b4 ? he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
. t) f6 k, m# u1 j lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
( V; T7 v# o) `' v+ ^ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,9 b- @0 e- c: v3 s
you pay me only $5. 7 G" P7 ^: F" i! K, z
( c: w/ K- F3 w1 W. u* a' ~; i You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
6 i* ~% F# V, `% E. |: J/ b will pay you $500. . o1 G- s( N1 l9 l2 |/ J
$ s: p7 h8 Z. V8 [ This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
7 [' ]8 o) g& O; u) I5 ]the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. : E+ n. Q, s& L: T( L; b, t
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
0 M& i8 x/ b s+ {% Gthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' , |+ p7 D/ \4 l1 a w
8 A$ k3 \# T& C" XThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his5 s9 [) z# E1 E! ?1 U# [
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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' `" l/ x8 M3 l6 BNow, it's the newfie's turn.% R: K. ~8 x i1 R2 y% l
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with3 |8 r& @3 ~3 ]4 D) }* j! r
three legs, and comes down with four?' . k( c+ P9 M8 x2 o# ~
9 S) T6 A# i1 j# l7 s6 j* IThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all V y0 n0 \5 q5 m) S4 }$ q
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
- a, D3 ~2 H$ Ethe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour$ @# Z9 W0 a5 F, Z% j
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and7 F- d D% a+ N
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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$ Q4 B9 a% C X8 k* bThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
( g4 X* e" f( Zwakes the newfie up and asks,
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; Y! z/ K$ R4 o5 {" g! t'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and* `+ Z' N9 a: V1 |+ H
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $53 [$ v9 |( C& R; N. X
and goes back to sleep.. d# ~- ]' y. {6 ]$ r( v# u0 A$ {
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