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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a4 j( d, q( w0 a& ~8 H; \& ^
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
, E9 _5 {! ?! l/ Xthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if6 O4 ^& j$ H- `) Q" U9 ~/ H5 U
the newfie would like to play a fun game. + [( m# _# W, c. e" } M
* \& @7 w1 Z6 ^8 l! m$ l The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
2 W4 ?. Y) n. p6 o: T, B he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
1 z* p& \5 G1 Q& D$ |* i lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
# e9 `& T5 O# T9 Yask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,# V" {! Z5 L- Q, g7 o
you pay me only $5.
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3 G# F3 F8 N' e% e; {' H You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
- F2 t# _; g+ y' Z7 ~ will pay you $500. & g9 C- w& C, j2 K7 T
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep8 y# J9 X& ?* Q# |
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 6 f1 W! m }. I9 {$ {5 k# u
2 P5 u" y) L: ?The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
7 G4 i- a+ N, N$ K! Z2 `the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' , n- p! A- _3 }# j! ^0 Z' L+ U4 i
; M: F6 u! B9 D+ A, u; L4 sThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
9 G( B m4 M! t) upocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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( @/ @1 e$ m# p( \: HNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with t; j5 m1 q% O9 y
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all) C1 t& ~/ n% K& r! S _0 Y
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
, `7 R% F& n6 I1 othe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
0 |! z0 n+ A u1 m% \0 }of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
4 y, U/ e% l2 ]+ \# g' r7 ], O% z) lhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right+ S) _! {/ X' U9 l- V
back to sleep.
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( z o; A8 _" O7 BThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He* F$ \7 [" {! c, v$ l
wakes the newfie up and asks, 3 C/ J" M+ Z+ o. p7 c" x6 \
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
# [" k% {' M" k; `2 l+ e: t8 wcomes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $55 s" e' W' h) P
and goes back to sleep.- F; l9 r7 O; X- l
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