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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
1 p) u, I/ D$ _( |4 b8 Q# Blong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb4 P4 I$ E5 h: l* H
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
) y t( N% p) `2 ^' e7 Pthe newfie would like to play a fun game. 3 h" h3 T: n9 ]6 n- m
+ Q1 \( g4 Z; U* W) M" r The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
, H% h4 c1 d1 n4 k he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The' u: W5 z% W# \
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I" c! p6 {1 D& D" @0 } V
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
+ B$ E3 Q+ M) }you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I: Y6 N( t1 R0 {" Y& d) V
will pay you $500. 5 t a& O5 Y% a# I# R
* X# K+ j( f8 X# ^4 |( s" s2 Y This catches the newfie's attention and to keep& _- i( ]# l. f
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 4 M) g; P; j& w C8 `2 L
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's4 A2 O8 r) w8 |* j: c* r9 ^
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
7 m5 f7 G9 V2 vpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
3 m V, b% k+ blawyer.
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3 o0 d) m& ?/ ]# A$ F8 RNow, it's the newfie's turn.+ F7 m) D5 @% G* ~$ ]( b5 {" {
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with" \! b$ C( W# N$ _) E
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all3 j, W* e3 { E* K' {" W4 P5 e4 L
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
5 \) C4 e+ `2 q9 _1 t( Tthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
- k7 k4 ~: |. b. U3 l8 j# L. jof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and- ?) E$ O) i& G; ~8 I) T
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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. _0 E9 a' l( K5 s2 BThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
( _5 r7 I3 V. v: nwakes the newfie up and asks,
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* t9 s, p7 b0 g9 H* |8 }'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
% ^; | R' P1 \2 }6 U6 Q2 t( gcomes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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