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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
% i/ _' B& r* w( n* e9 Y3 ~) Tlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb2 d l5 A" G' t0 d3 C, C5 v3 u
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
! @* N0 s, U! x$ b' J3 fthe newfie would like to play a fun game. 2 A: r. H7 k/ o5 m' r
7 D E& u# L* r$ c8 n The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so+ u ?7 @7 a6 G2 U+ e% ^8 b
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The! W3 p; p; D2 N
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
7 h: o! y" F0 ? u9 m- l6 Nask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
9 H/ T# |$ ~1 K; N$ ~( _& X& j0 o" P0 g5 Zyou pay me only $5. / J$ @8 f+ `& N" ^) Y6 z
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I L0 X* c7 y7 K" E1 g3 h; y
will pay you $500. % k+ |" v+ L" Q: v
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
/ }' }- b2 j" `' }+ Rthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 7 n8 c! ~$ S: `
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
# t: U0 D+ f T: T8 b! _, cthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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2 `( Y/ o0 [9 |1 b E1 ], dThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
3 \2 q* b" y" s1 c$ Kpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the) P/ e* |& D* i2 G% @/ C3 V
lawyer.
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7 O/ f/ _6 k; H: F$ c4 k2 z% N! kNow, it's the newfie's turn.# d( t1 b, G) ]& Y. r$ ^$ d0 T
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
9 e- d! B/ y" S/ q {* f" I; pthree legs, and comes down with four?' # Y2 \. E, t, ?
3 L' |; u, c, M/ S: P3 [$ `The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
8 ^3 f) W& s) Wreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
8 g: ]2 S) f& I9 kthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour. F; E8 \( R4 k6 Q6 W. \" K
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
7 x5 S5 N9 ]& Hhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right) w* X) ^" W9 y: a) J
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He" y/ ^5 v2 U6 F! O, t$ o# q7 D$ V
wakes the newfie up and asks, 6 @6 c4 @/ M" \7 [
B6 \+ i9 N5 W z; v- G! u'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
. g) T9 O, U) pcomes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5& v' L# y2 U1 A7 ~; V
and goes back to sleep.
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