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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
+ T/ ^$ \ @/ h2 m: S# @5 blong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb4 I6 L: }) W% v2 }1 p
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
. z. C H- r5 ?1 X7 n3 Gthe newfie would like to play a fun game. % F! X' L8 _5 E9 f2 l- o# B
7 ?5 W5 s, V+ b, p1 [! n The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
) k7 k* j% ^+ I% \ he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
6 L- m2 _. X. M7 ~# R: R _5 ]- e lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I$ |7 K+ M( L6 ^ A- @
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
~8 S" [% U2 G y2 C$ d9 {5 Cyou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I2 Y5 q5 \# A7 A% Y+ F
will pay you $500.
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2 x7 M& Y$ k# m This catches the newfie's attention and to keep, ]; D, G- q$ D1 \# X- a* j, z
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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9 ]- Y1 M; T( ^$ ^ ~The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
}% @( M% p# O3 l4 r- vthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 0 i& H0 k: X) H
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
' R5 N3 g* M6 K; M/ ?) J, b" [pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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2 S3 P, B; E, ?( qNow, it's the newfie's turn." V$ Z3 J' j! z' N6 y- B
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with I) N$ r) C6 J2 N
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
, v: y Z0 w& s$ creferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
/ Y6 D; W7 ^3 y" J; hthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
8 z0 t T& \9 p( C2 Y; r' R, d/ Gof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and( {( M8 P2 e4 W4 c7 [
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He8 L4 O. f# w7 I3 h
wakes the newfie up and asks, 0 f) Z2 u7 q' Z5 a: s
1 v6 b- T" U0 I2 ~! [0 H'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and; p) M1 O% U \
comes down with four?'
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8 ^2 b# X* V. M V* h, }The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $50 }" V3 S2 x/ s6 _4 b0 u- {0 c" b" O
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