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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a$ Q4 X# |* Z9 @5 h( H3 v
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb0 t: d& i- G8 k- y0 A& k* v& ~$ N
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
1 Y: T* k! X% K; Z8 R7 Othe newfie would like to play a fun game. / t" N+ {7 O+ U
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
4 P: b; @" |" _& @5 Rask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
6 ~- o8 F/ [! e* B9 s; Qyou pay me only $5.
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$ |! {+ h Y" o7 B% z6 m' Z You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I" J+ V7 U. Y; \4 G
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
6 u! t, T" Q+ K# g3 ^5 ythe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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2 B3 ?7 ~# b6 o, m; _- [The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
, M9 c/ |8 b% o. opocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the8 r: Y4 U8 f9 I" u: f1 r1 { d" h
lawyer. 4 R" A c3 E8 @& l( F, I5 m
' O1 m. s" _. x: rNow, it's the newfie's turn.' [8 N" b9 C( H. R# [1 Z
9 t, b1 W* E7 L# e, ~He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
. f# m, b- v& P" a) Bthree legs, and comes down with four?' + x# \4 l- J i" {" E
0 W: |& j' y- oThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
, z% P9 D0 U( b* Z/ C @# lreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
8 V/ Y' u7 b1 H8 D# Athe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
' ^8 h. Z, v* o7 D) S5 dof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
: Z5 Z7 c# N, _1 L1 }hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right. _, _6 F- ]/ E3 ~2 x$ V9 D+ n3 _
back to sleep. : V0 e. T4 t, N# {" J
8 q3 y- S" N% }3 Q QThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
; s) s" K6 I7 p, K* D9 lwakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and* A; w0 n7 w( S- U
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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