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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
# J% [$ J/ G( r( ~long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
* ]# j# E, Z! m5 B; g8 ~( M% R* uthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if' \1 ^7 g' M. i# x7 }
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 5 L& o }0 q4 c% y5 p7 \9 s
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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. I1 L4 v& F! I9 S; _, c' S
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,3 h0 n2 [( h* ]
you pay me only $5. ! B3 B) [/ w. t5 w1 u3 [
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I2 X P8 W$ M0 |% t- W+ Y) Z$ p
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep" g6 v, S4 j; ~! m/ a* w: M! ]( [
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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- W1 w6 X8 k$ Y: D! p2 ?$ bThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
; I) F4 m1 X2 Z! Jthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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; d, y( ~/ }3 W, Y" M0 _The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
( E0 A" r& w- F8 U2 g) Dpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.& P" Z& l3 n9 p L" P
: n6 e6 y# p3 j1 M i( MHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
# r, C. \+ L+ u' K, kthree legs, and comes down with four?' + Z' R# H1 u5 r1 Q$ m
) y3 ?. d2 r, J( B/ ~The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all/ x7 V8 I/ t' Y8 r! {2 G4 U
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
- {+ E# _+ F2 hthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
2 ~5 g$ ~5 z( N. b6 yof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
. C' |0 X% }! I+ ]. V! Vhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
. O" Y! Q) J( { B0 swakes the newfie up and asks, 9 x. Q9 S" t2 r
+ E, n; ^# ~. Z6 E'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
1 {( H# T$ ?' F) `; f: D8 Qcomes down with four?' ) c3 E- L" B9 V* d0 F4 }# A& h: e2 h
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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