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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
4 @/ a6 Q8 c$ Y$ b wlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
& g- C4 z F; Qthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if$ X" u6 E1 F8 w. v7 s' W
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 3 E! U8 c2 Z2 ?5 X8 o7 C
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so( ?+ P1 E" B. m) n7 O4 `! j
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
9 x6 @; u$ k( o, _ lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
# U6 O1 ]( L. y& k9 q4 Vask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
+ G% w: k) O, o! J) S2 r' k h4 Vyou pay me only $5.
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. t) S' O# ]5 E) J9 Y You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I$ q$ {$ N1 ^- I* l
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
; I, ~% m0 Q( M$ f2 t& ~/ Rthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. . {( E* t- c. z5 p, V8 e) v
( ]" l* @& O9 ]$ {# gThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
4 u8 t/ f8 P% o. k1 ^+ I; E$ W" bthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 6 X. ~2 i8 v3 H+ p6 _
) e2 ?1 p6 {; fThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his: A: L# e J) ~6 d* ~+ n' P6 H" {- H
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the% ]% ~# C' [8 @/ C" } h
lawyer.
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0 c2 l: ] _, q3 g qNow, it's the newfie's turn.5 p9 _, K8 L" O* }
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
2 h! V" |2 h' S2 u. Ythree legs, and comes down with four?' , v' p! Q* U5 I4 d" ]+ z
5 @3 S1 T+ \+ d1 Y, CThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
8 |' Y% X2 ?. L" h4 b1 freferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
# w7 c: m: i+ v7 {$ O# }the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour; C1 y6 h: V4 d, y6 q! N( d
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and/ m6 Q. C" ^! e# a) u6 j4 T) q+ R
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
. i/ F4 U0 @' d1 Pback to sleep. , ]# R# X% u8 W3 t3 {! R- j4 E
- T1 f6 D% [; RThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He1 i* c# ^& P5 k& o
wakes the newfie up and asks, , r+ {* i* ]$ ~1 y4 i3 Y& G. z: B
9 G7 x$ | Z3 j, d( p'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
, Z$ N6 ]* L0 F7 i! K2 q" lcomes down with four?' $ P9 k7 k% d0 C1 ~( c
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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