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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
5 E3 M2 G% Q l% Plong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
: _9 ]! T& r$ m8 o& q" W% Z4 W$ {that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
9 p( f9 a: g+ s) U8 ` zthe newfie would like to play a fun game. . J0 y7 @1 [4 x/ S3 B8 a. _
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so( \1 g% X" z- @5 F
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The( K" n" |6 h5 E6 c1 q; ], _$ y. ~. V/ d
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I3 x5 X! H; U5 M
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,% }9 s7 @5 z$ ^8 X' G: O# H6 Z
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I7 |- l `- J6 P" e3 B. m
will pay you $500.
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8 ~. L0 z# y& k' |; {& m/ r This catches the newfie's attention and to keep6 H' d( Y3 ?) U+ o/ U
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 3 b" K4 x( M& n, j2 h& q
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's" \& q" k+ n( Z2 i
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' , w+ |9 ~5 ]/ m) k, W
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
; J1 W! c* _; s# p9 E, fpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.* ~2 ?, { }( c6 y
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with7 I% U4 l, D; Y
three legs, and comes down with four?' 1 ]4 J1 v9 F. |5 ^) V1 o
$ A- P' i" p6 `! M# [( gThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all/ n: u* `- F3 Y. p8 v3 O% R( d% r
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
) M0 D( `$ [1 v4 k% nthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour6 L- c4 R' v7 }$ T- T
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and+ v" r0 f& b, F
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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/ e( v2 r* \4 _/ d% t+ NThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
: O* h. W, M6 ]; ~6 rwakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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4 ]" G+ ~ M' Q4 eThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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