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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a* T9 k! `4 d; H h7 l7 ~4 ~
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
% _1 P. O7 u% v) q) _that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if m N# `% f; P# R, \
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 9 g/ d# v# E, g
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
7 r( x8 ~) G- X7 H7 h9 U he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The9 Z0 @; Y/ A. B' {
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
. r* a* o0 Y! N/ `( ?' u/ m( Qask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
% H4 _3 T; Q2 s5 p: nyou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I; @5 [) _+ O8 A
will pay you $500.
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# v- ]' P. ^& ]" a This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
4 S- I+ P) t) u- j/ X0 hthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 9 [" u6 s8 ]" y8 K" w3 t3 C4 ~
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's5 Y) R m" C/ \ O! H3 A3 p6 J
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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% H( Q) R) w/ sThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his/ R: O- v# ? G& q) m( u
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
4 E% {+ Q# E" x, Rlawyer.
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5 ]! C9 Z+ E; L8 ENow, it's the newfie's turn.( V( J% O4 V" g, Y
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with$ ` R8 b$ a3 X9 O3 G
three legs, and comes down with four?' 7 n: q/ F* W2 | I4 d6 F
4 y4 L8 [1 G$ M8 r, gThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all: ~5 w6 `6 d! P
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
' a2 X* n4 {, a4 K* m+ \3 F! V; fthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
6 @- [! i& i5 X8 f6 J) o/ g$ |of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and/ e* N' q8 m# P" b. j! l
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right* ]. ~- p+ F! V- z4 Q
back to sleep. # A4 v, ?' w z% L. e
2 R' ^! R: C0 g& UThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He( T4 g0 e. w6 M
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
8 R! R% H0 h' \+ Ccomes down with four?'
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" d" Q0 z" s& d/ ]* gThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
9 \7 u g0 y. u/ r' J5 a' tand goes back to sleep.: F; d( f' |9 ^
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