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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a9 S+ U3 R3 _9 A: S4 B
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
. |0 w# O0 |% @) O: Othat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
( w& k: I: K% X7 q: nthe newfie would like to play a fun game. 7 q9 p3 N4 g8 W3 K$ x7 s4 X
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so4 z$ X' q8 T2 d5 z6 A2 J
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
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# h G/ ^+ O1 g8 p# w/ iask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
8 u) \6 D# ~4 qyou pay me only $5.
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* f2 T2 b/ [6 }& h# N You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I: Q# Q2 i% V' e% e) F! k
will pay you $500. 9 s X3 |7 Z0 B3 t$ ^" o
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep4 u$ E1 p6 Q$ b: g" _$ j
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. # o+ |& u; q/ M( x
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
$ [7 l5 i& I1 J2 Y0 o5 Lthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' ! S0 b. W. V5 I* K
2 I+ x6 }' A. _0 h5 u7 ]1 _2 DThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
( r, N, ^7 C1 W0 e% J8 L( i4 Rpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the6 o6 V# i2 i5 t. ^3 h! V9 I
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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- B7 o" P! ^ w9 I, y$ FHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with1 J9 l& |4 _9 C+ I! n5 v
three legs, and comes down with four?' ! v# L P5 j( k
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
: `- z$ B1 `' O- D& b6 T3 \references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
+ t$ |8 }7 U/ h4 f% |7 N, gthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour! O' n# ]; K6 S, m, w
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and( B% ~0 u% x4 e4 Y* k
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right9 @& U2 ?, Y4 b! F1 M1 n" R, I
back to sleep. 0 U% m- F9 b: ]* s1 _) K$ z
9 j7 e) Q. U, h' h+ W( lThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He1 }% ~+ O& q; B3 P8 o
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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1 H5 y' P ]: N4 T- @- X" x'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and6 m4 n* c" m7 c1 ^4 \
comes down with four?' * {8 y8 A# D2 m4 W- s) D+ |3 V
9 S1 e0 t0 P f C7 G; AThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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