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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a3 r' f4 p j( S
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
# d! ?- l2 v" hthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
( w* P( `6 \8 A2 ythe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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! [6 j- {/ p- T$ M) t: z The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so# u. c5 m: X, Q
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The4 W) S( P7 A% |( |9 G$ ^
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
5 {" r% P; u+ D: y# o/ T( Eask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,3 \3 C( a1 S F6 a, H
you pay me only $5.
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4 e z! R5 o1 a' I" n. H9 @ You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
+ Y7 a' B- N d/ x will pay you $500.
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' b7 Z7 _" n5 r* ?6 ? This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
# @: u# Y7 K" _! ~. Gthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
9 \" a/ Y ?$ Z O' n+ ~the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' : O1 O) Y9 d/ U* Q$ O/ J0 t
4 n# I( H6 w; }" z1 R1 fThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
8 \; E4 `' n# u: Y. O- h, ~# spocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the- L/ \9 f$ e! t$ L
lawyer. ' Q/ s* l, A, L8 \+ J
+ P5 `; g5 c1 Y Z( |% }2 RNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with5 _. | f( F* k# x) Y9 o
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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! ]0 s9 v# F9 N8 L6 b, yThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
6 O( p) j/ L0 h0 Z, c+ kreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
8 z- \) w+ }8 F1 {- m" Tthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour' T1 k* Z2 x2 d, P# W0 g, r6 o* ~9 @. E
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and: U! c0 ]( x5 R6 Q) u
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right) w7 D8 ~7 b) G& }1 T6 u
back to sleep. , W" W! a6 U) V
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
- f E' K+ K5 G( w8 [wakes the newfie up and asks, : u3 {9 r( a2 k! ?+ t8 \; q: j
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and# d: j' V/ ^5 i) E" h4 @6 D! i
comes down with four?' 5 O# Z9 |* W& Z
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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