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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a& `1 t! T# W8 ^' A4 y# X# A
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb& C* L; P* i5 L, K' L. r1 ^- D
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
1 v- s% R7 J. ~2 Rthe newfie would like to play a fun game. + R) f* t0 N# H: k4 w' O
3 O$ g2 }% x2 s4 V The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
6 b. M5 t6 Q+ p7 k he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The4 S( T% I, T/ K8 r
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
: B$ _1 g2 O) a; i# H# B2 b' y& N" iask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,, I( q$ Z! q1 H5 ]
you pay me only $5. % ^; C: g- D. C! i( F
. c3 u) t) f8 j5 M e3 X( d! } You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I) O O% g6 e6 M# E9 ?
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
4 X1 p7 I# _9 b) O }/ i0 U8 B; r$ @! fthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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2 Q: t$ f! {2 w' g5 E* R$ gThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's6 d, W& D4 T; A9 _3 w! \
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 7 k7 ~0 U! ]+ k, m
& ]4 e: l! L% [0 v7 l0 ]+ T. N* OThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
7 U- ~9 u7 Z0 @$ p/ s1 Dpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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" m8 f# l% g! {& T3 zNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with! {' K, q! H" c
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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4 h5 y+ s' r8 |1 N8 y6 hThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
& J3 d& @/ {2 {9 Areferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all! i0 m+ ]3 b: b( l
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
$ Y) s; c( S3 a1 yof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and$ e* ]9 I$ @) I6 N
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
( W3 r3 R7 w: R7 o) k9 Y7 kback to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
+ J3 L9 ?" c4 j( D/ g2 G& X7 @wakes the newfie up and asks, / C9 B0 s) q. z( l: K' |- w7 J8 _; q. E
2 C# S& g% y6 R'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and* v4 ~6 z# D$ k+ |
comes down with four?' 1 K5 R9 M/ e" Y9 a
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
1 v1 e* `0 z" a7 sand goes back to sleep.- l( {# Y4 F4 M4 T" q4 y& `) }5 {
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