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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a6 r& i' O3 F( ]& O* ^
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
, H2 T* I4 L6 Y8 G# b4 p& Athat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
0 V$ D- \ t- T* J; Pthe newfie would like to play a fun game. 2 b0 t0 [6 x# J2 C: V8 [
6 }7 S& P# ?- _) v. t% {( u4 ~ \ The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so( i# |% w# ?, m2 p' G; H. K
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
& g4 p9 J. r! L" U5 ]+ Q lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
3 s' u; e) U6 Oask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,& C& B* L2 q3 |) u( H# V' X8 o
you pay me only $5.
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, O1 T: a x( d# T5 |# G You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
0 D3 ^1 p( ~) m1 i5 n will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep+ V- ~) G$ j; t0 a7 [5 _
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ! X) @6 _0 r& x( `3 [. Y; g( c* }
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's: Y1 m* H8 Y6 z/ s4 O$ D
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 9 A* e. ~2 n, }& H9 r9 M6 W* @
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
# L! e0 K9 @; X- k; E/ opocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the( Y+ J, y! z; h2 f/ x- Y; g: ]9 |
lawyer. & i+ F/ R3 g# T* l0 T
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.6 n- P' R( u; |' m: w: ^* T! n
( a4 J% d! G6 Q' u$ y& A& THe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
( ?; Y5 Q7 F$ ^! c0 ?three legs, and comes down with four?' 7 b$ O3 i( F( D9 O
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
/ a3 k& U: k7 p$ V. A5 G# Freferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all- x" P4 h8 K' c
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
" F* x" ~! X9 c% K: @of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and6 H0 W1 q- n) t, \
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
2 W6 r% ^6 X6 k! Q6 l/ j- A1 `back to sleep.
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3 U' D# G/ I2 G% c0 G8 g; CThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He( \7 M& L/ {' D. V
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and) m- o7 C( P" p7 ]" r5 \
comes down with four?' / F% ^8 |' B g4 m" v' T( [2 t/ \
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $50 v3 C' p) u1 D, o# z
and goes back to sleep.& d9 D: ]4 ?$ O# @
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