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A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
) M* I8 \ U) Mlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
& {% h) H: e: h4 c; O& F6 s: {that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
6 g5 i! |/ \5 Y8 Lthe newfie would like to play a fun game. : ?+ k) p5 P1 A3 i) {7 P
! s, M/ n5 @; J, V4 J The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
: H7 u) Z: E/ L9 }; s9 g' O( O he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The7 m# D: H- b% Y0 ?
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I% W1 X1 [# }$ ?( I/ _& {3 S
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
; x1 ?7 L2 P I- e f2 H# s" E0 d3 wyou pay me only $5. ) _$ f# ^8 @, j5 Q
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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! z- s. R& z- b( s; _ This catches the newfie's attention and to keep9 L6 e4 j1 i; r7 u3 X2 ?
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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4 q) f) K2 Q4 i% L) o. u1 q3 }The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
& K8 h7 l' ^1 j$ A! ~the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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; p( D4 C a, |- {: T# hThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his1 t2 m% l( l2 T) o0 ~" B
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.. x* w- B3 `1 U" d @3 T8 t
: [7 `' q5 h; v$ uHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with. q8 d5 `( V9 X1 q
three legs, and comes down with four?' : H; I }* f w, V- [. i/ ^4 p# \
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all9 x& d5 y8 k x
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all$ R2 k9 h U: s. W9 i4 E$ [* E
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour9 Y5 b8 z, A+ z$ y
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and! D7 }! I' ?* C6 L# y6 I) P G
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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4 @: o& ]/ d8 n% L. a7 K% CThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He& o* O8 r9 V/ |' L& k
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
+ v0 ]/ N, Y0 b& ~: u( ecomes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $56 Z& r' C ?2 P2 V3 ]4 R8 @
and goes back to sleep.# _) o1 }! H) |: } C
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