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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
9 d; O W# g; y( H/ b; Llong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
9 p+ x& b% ^: f" ?) q9 Hthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
; ]8 u2 R: e# p7 _1 Qthe newfie would like to play a fun game. $ s. M/ b) ]% ^0 ^
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I% m! }4 T+ |" w& v) p; d
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
( E# N/ ~: y+ c. U7 [3 Jyou pay me only $5. & n, o/ u" n6 n) Y
! u6 w! h) S# ~1 L5 @& S( F+ Q/ { You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
2 `6 E0 r7 ]9 t* b* B: ?# T will pay you $500. 9 T" u: Q/ V! U3 D( S3 T: F0 R
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep& j9 K& d U( t, p+ O9 W; D
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's+ a6 w; b* W$ A4 o% h% T
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' & c( @7 v0 F& ?( O, F/ P
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his6 R& r( o9 l0 |' M5 t# N3 n
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the6 x7 W" [. {- E2 i
lawyer. ! |' B& o# o4 a9 j4 o
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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4 i5 S' ~! h2 L; N" uHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with5 j' d( D6 W" i8 m8 g
three legs, and comes down with four?' 7 z4 g- }) q- L5 \- c8 G! n
3 V) C/ a; Y" k& e+ pThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all2 e8 U0 w) ?. q' U, B2 e$ `+ Z
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
b! C3 H# F# o T xthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour" S1 V, t- P- O( h0 w
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and9 n* y% r# F( L @
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
5 \* D$ m7 _$ Nwakes the newfie up and asks, 6 _0 C2 T% }0 b8 p6 s; I2 Y
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and, o5 n8 D! I) C2 S
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5, i8 d+ G9 O2 X1 t- p6 z0 H5 Y
and goes back to sleep.
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