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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
7 u. Q/ Q' G3 K( |- glong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
2 i' q) D1 V H& R& j6 w; n: dthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
# ?/ ]. [; l- ?1 k' D1 d* Pthe newfie would like to play a fun game. 8 N( [- X6 X# p2 H
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so" `, E1 m% |8 Y8 x! V& Y0 I
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The8 Q3 j* B5 o9 l3 k4 l2 M
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I5 X' \% _) h- G0 T [! i' U
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
; B4 E9 A m6 F( a1 ]you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
6 N$ f( n+ O& d, q0 M0 fthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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7 J, ^7 G1 C4 b$ E3 GThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's/ v" L' K, X3 p4 K# K! v' B2 v/ g
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' # k+ d m0 |) i2 H2 m3 X1 E6 u4 ~
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
/ P/ L& P3 l5 @pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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8 q. m* }3 \3 t/ tNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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/ E7 m( i; C' y3 V- M! |He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
* B% V( E1 b9 B& N( Y& P' ]three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all; n. ~" M6 I; k) g! f6 h$ v
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
) X( _+ s) \# A# w5 Qthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
" y8 l O' j- E7 m1 s) fof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and q& `9 m) ^' E9 g- N7 t
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right9 d0 {$ p9 k* H4 {+ {1 G
back to sleep.
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$ J! _" m7 k, S% o' hThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
. z8 P% l! l4 K; k! Gwakes the newfie up and asks, + \& h! a/ D- G$ M& O+ f, d
5 e( `! s+ ~! |7 n'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and8 ^* e/ Q) s4 ]
comes down with four?'
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. q, B, a5 w% f9 n- ?3 X" ~* oThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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