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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a* ~+ u( ?/ F# S) B* o1 G& P! D
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
0 r4 A) U+ R( I: j' u& B! C9 gthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if6 B- Z, s- E( {- l7 ?/ E
the newfie would like to play a fun game. ) I# f8 ], R/ b2 l. E$ C
& e! w% k3 v' y# U+ j The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so$ m s3 `2 t) y5 Y+ l" O
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The5 N+ s: \1 ?0 c2 n- ?
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
! `# z0 c6 b/ R+ {4 Y6 m. c3 task you a question, and if you don't know the answer,( S7 {. I3 _2 C- w. Z
you pay me only $5.
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! X5 j, [% h" C' f You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I' D, Y; ?7 @3 _
will pay you $500.
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% x' I5 Q4 c8 o# X. A& A2 [ This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's% T, _% c( F+ o4 h6 b4 b- c
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' ; Z. a( x: G5 s2 C+ Y& G
( x; e+ v6 m. hThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his" }* }" S1 H4 Z- m7 ?
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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$ m* M% c$ U% x- D) k. }6 S4 |Now, it's the newfie's turn.- P" c6 M( t" h# W. M) ~( b& c; K
0 U. }" X8 E: O4 O1 GHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
) u0 M% x2 F; Lthree legs, and comes down with four?' , H, Z$ W7 T/ G, A- m# H$ l
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all6 Y' R2 ]7 I- h
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
( m2 J5 M5 B1 p# }4 ]) y2 u# nthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
4 R+ Q4 B4 t- m$ S2 A; Q1 aof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
/ u; ^4 V, t# f0 n; b$ ihands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
4 F' y' W7 ^4 q+ ~6 {7 d$ Z5 Vback to sleep. 4 G$ p; I) V/ K; P' n5 @3 j
2 w. T) e0 I& k6 zThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He2 s; `7 z5 r# T" @$ X
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and9 Y4 Q2 f# C! l2 k
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $55 X! n. U A, _6 }# ~9 h
and goes back to sleep.
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