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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a" ]8 a; f, z6 ?/ Z4 U$ D
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb1 V* k w# V$ K7 x: @
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if( j3 \. v0 k, B) Z
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 1 Q- x i' x6 z. I/ o" A8 A! A" Y
$ o3 x5 |8 i2 f5 {+ z5 Z' A3 Q The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so" P% O5 }% w# Q/ T
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
7 f& c/ }3 l7 q4 z$ N- T" V8 N( J lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
0 ~. s; E) h/ p; `8 _1 Fask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
- V+ E+ B/ P; A4 m, x8 S1 {) D: [you pay me only $5. : O9 Z; y T+ [8 t8 a" K
6 n; ~7 Q* q B# v5 h4 }7 [) W You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
, C9 w- q, l) X e4 Z- L6 i R' z will pay you $500. % Q6 e1 j9 v& p* e1 ~; s9 V
& D" m0 I( E: R1 A+ l This catches the newfie's attention and to keep2 U! p1 v; w5 `" O; K$ Y
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 1 Y; e9 l! H2 D. f. n m
9 v' G, j' ?: \9 DThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's6 |! s/ T$ ]! w$ W$ c5 P3 o
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' # ?+ S' t" \8 A* i% O& i* j
: [* f f9 }4 q7 ?( @; m. BThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
% O* ]! _) E9 |6 T- g# l0 Y( h& Apocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
4 s- \4 _) b" c0 H+ ^lawyer.
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3 c, g% P- M! x% p* y& C3 TNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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/ q" I; V7 N1 O( n% e; qHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
: x- {' u H" E3 c* X- i$ |3 v Fthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
" k! y6 M0 V/ x+ |references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
$ K- g) F8 e" _! dthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour7 c! @ f3 o7 E
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and: r, L; U# Z; J* w) h5 p: |9 g
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
4 i( L% T+ F3 n! X2 c( Hback to sleep. 1 S% u8 E5 x' d4 f _& h
+ O2 R/ s+ o$ Z# eThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
2 @ w( f5 K/ @3 }- swakes the newfie up and asks,
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+ C: @1 C& x- n) K'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and# V1 C* [& f6 E6 @
comes down with four?' 5 d; \" {0 y6 f+ b p4 A5 ?
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $50 t5 u7 Q, f3 H: d
and goes back to sleep.) O! V( u8 L- J; T* X) _% k
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