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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a# _& H! ^ D- } |) B; n
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb7 K7 x$ D7 F% x2 \! f
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if' s! M3 x! b3 R
the newfie would like to play a fun game. n* u+ p8 ~7 x& J' c3 w
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
7 V% Z3 E5 b8 @# Y( c' I! ?' y# S6 L! zask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
/ w. w3 K1 x& `3 \you pay me only $5.
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; W9 r" |5 t! j% a2 C: h! J% K You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I6 ?5 z; J) z: M0 D O$ E5 @' h: |6 W
will pay you $500. ( K" t- E* P# X" l) Y/ k
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's: F- \# v4 A/ @
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his5 B7 r2 U- c$ {7 e' K! ]% o. {
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the) H7 ]( f# ^! s9 c8 C& p
lawyer.
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4 `( |& t! t( P" VNow, it's the newfie's turn., z) m4 J$ } q5 j, q4 A/ @: Z
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with% u2 k* T/ s& | R- _
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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5 N9 r6 o% E4 fThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
1 [+ j1 o" a4 R9 q# Oreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
- \+ E1 \) _) U! Ythe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
2 l" k9 j8 P1 n+ |" M0 G! Eof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
, e& b$ L. ^1 W/ Fhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
- u1 {' i. }) | t# f# m; Lback to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He$ r- l3 o( A: h- T' M3 z+ |
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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$ b8 Z7 r1 V. m! Q$ v1 _* h- s'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and6 M [, y2 v- j
comes down with four?' 2 j) ]2 [) Z9 N. c
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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