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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a& L' ~2 T6 ~; }5 }5 Y; r. y3 x
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
. c, L5 s9 A: J. Vthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if; L9 I" _ j; e- d
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 2 u/ }- T2 d* O+ }0 D
, K+ t; u. J- j8 w; O, G1 H6 K+ _ The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
" r a( e7 |& y* V: h" i7 D he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The5 ^: }5 h6 k+ s
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I0 G0 X# Y6 G2 w/ a: ~5 y; h2 O
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
: Q! P$ i4 _5 Z! V j' ryou pay me only $5. : [+ D6 [! [3 ?8 c
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep; t+ g9 X2 J& I3 c' e9 S. X' c6 L
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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6 X2 b# m8 u4 ^7 _: nThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's' l( z! D4 R. M) U4 P
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' . p9 p. {7 Q0 p
* |3 O. O0 H2 M q5 h9 x. Z, yThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
. ]' B+ u, J4 ~3 J1 b6 y% |pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.. O3 I2 q& I' S. O; k5 ~- m6 v6 d
9 M6 m: e# I+ o2 r- @* t/ d0 ]& cHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with+ e/ a4 y2 a: P
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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* j7 S9 B2 ~5 kThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all: Z7 @# `6 T k( [
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
4 h' x( X: y9 G/ M1 B* zthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour. }6 t$ i1 ]* d: f7 e' z$ g9 `
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and d5 e0 m, _' t* m1 [+ H9 J
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
$ b( J2 e( Q1 Q/ U/ ewakes the newfie up and asks, 3 o$ Y0 v. @" G6 \+ ?: x
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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% v% r# R( |# J" f+ d. S' G4 a2 sThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
$ k! s W! \2 o4 c! t: L4 B8 Eand goes back to sleep.
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