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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
0 n1 s6 y: Q$ l# r* ylong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb1 t: h5 t! X; I7 {: e; M
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if1 H* m% j# L8 ~+ \9 d( v
the newfie would like to play a fun game. % G" F, R) }- h5 w; y3 z
' _2 T( x6 _5 E0 H1 F' X The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
+ a `# z J1 h% v7 N7 F he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
7 j' c( W4 ?4 S/ ^4 {( M lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I l3 S1 H& a4 I4 e0 q0 D
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,1 s1 A8 Z' ~' ^' `8 H% j) k
you pay me only $5.
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2 I, {2 Z5 g$ d4 ] I4 Y You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
# [/ ^0 \8 x0 e+ k. B will pay you $500. : t' h; ]* T+ l
& i7 S/ o( g' t b$ `% ^/ p. ^ This catches the newfie's attention and to keep5 w2 o9 T! t% ~1 }% V2 w! r
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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& s6 g4 w8 b" y$ Q0 e! eThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's% P* ]5 b! d N6 I$ A% u' X8 q4 U7 o
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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/ W# g' V* u8 T9 j0 z& zThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
) [' ?. t/ r. ^" X7 Ipocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
3 {! M& r& w6 _7 ]# D' Zlawyer. 0 q/ T0 l3 ^+ r7 z6 k9 O
4 y9 o* D& n [2 eNow, it's the newfie's turn.6 d6 j) `0 S' }: g0 ~$ t
% K! h1 M$ e9 F. S: C* n% y+ uHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
$ g @1 F9 z; K. ?0 d7 Zthree legs, and comes down with four?' % z) S4 W% ^1 V) Y. T
. k [: D+ a d9 u. A5 M" e4 BThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all* @1 U! d0 B z+ L. x! [: g7 H: `
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all/ F+ E: K5 g# Z; }. O" b- E% r
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
; ` P% j# R8 w0 W6 ~. Dof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
8 \$ K' U# B& j6 W4 m- ohands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right8 o* ^7 L& A. A" {
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
! U+ R& Y6 U) K7 @# ?" k1 jwakes the newfie up and asks, % t0 u" z% j2 `
8 X* T- h2 i0 Z, r2 H'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and x4 s, B; N6 R9 }4 o/ F$ X& K( ?
comes down with four?' 5 v2 p) |+ @3 v+ T8 A6 j1 d
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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