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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a& ]6 J2 Q7 f4 W* n- P& [
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb- l$ `. J, b2 S+ z3 |4 A
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if6 W8 M$ u& @/ _& h( S. ~) X, {- Z
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 2 Y8 U, `& y% T' R$ D* ]8 ~' ?
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
, w- C! B+ o% G he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The$ p* Y+ f8 L, J) n, D4 o
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
b/ f4 j7 M/ Z3 p$ i3 Kask you a question, and if you don't know the answer," f5 n8 u# ]4 C( X5 r" s8 Z
you pay me only $5.
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' Y+ f3 \/ I* K" r/ ~7 A# i( s You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
" z3 Y+ N9 ?1 h1 c8 v will pay you $500. o' c7 Q5 l" z7 t
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
- z5 E$ `$ t: T1 q" k' Q9 V2 U- Lthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. / J) }, k# _# O0 T
6 y& W4 z! S- J5 L# pThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
! N {4 u2 O f" H ~7 \the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
7 l- F/ w6 M1 q: o5 {pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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& I. Z6 q# N+ s8 g1 E* |9 \$ l6 CNow, it's the newfie's turn.( Z- Z3 d5 o" I/ S# k* w& L7 H
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
" q, c: W7 c4 W: }. kthree legs, and comes down with four?' 3 H7 [+ j' A- r3 x
4 `+ d. I4 i: e9 nThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
( e: v4 S" [6 F6 P! i! Greferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
/ O8 n5 K/ p" c) P ithe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
\/ X! `' A* D6 C9 L6 k* ^9 ^of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
; U7 Y2 w* t% x( p& L" Xhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right; f0 I3 H* d, o2 |" O7 A2 P
back to sleep.
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" R8 @. i# C {7 U: ?The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
! d% s. H: c5 b4 P! @6 Vwakes the newfie up and asks, ! X f$ v& p4 X; g, c! f. j: h
1 `% I( ]" n$ m0 R8 C. O! T) `7 u'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
" e9 {' ^4 P9 q5 i# p8 {comes down with four?'
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' w' M1 K+ c# F$ MThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5( w8 t. P4 F" r/ y
and goes back to sleep.( W8 p& p1 a/ R; }+ ?# o% L
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