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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
2 S( X$ y$ Q+ }7 ?7 N% ^long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
' U9 s" h- Z; }1 Z) M& C3 n- Uthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
" e" [* V9 L/ F6 Q6 Lthe newfie would like to play a fun game. * U) q2 a0 M( }4 d$ A, P; i
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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
2 O# y: g; G7 x6 [( \, ^( `: ^ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,9 A0 |6 s) e6 _' n" V
you pay me only $5. ! X, ^2 z8 M7 p6 e
?6 [3 \* o. H; h J0 h You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
; z+ I4 }! X( c/ g! U will pay you $500. & E" I" B' c: e6 b& t
2 U: P ~, k6 H0 w This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
6 m% |. V# ^# ]4 C$ |, vthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
4 l; A$ x. P Tthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his* T+ l- J& @ A0 f1 g' n
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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5 n! k/ W4 D: w e( f! E5 zNow, it's the newfie's turn.& h6 I0 {+ a7 M0 R2 b
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with7 g) b* [& |! t$ ?
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all3 t% ^! \0 m' L7 R J T
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
- G' a. b8 u, vthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
! j: |& Z+ v5 G, mof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
& ^! v, J& k& P S' b% x, G5 Dhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
8 D5 p8 n* L9 O' hback to sleep.
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2 W" C& ~/ S/ R9 h" b5 Q% {5 IThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He+ W7 ?# K" Z6 ?: g! W- ?
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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( \0 L* X- U: M1 J'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and9 D y% {5 z( @
comes down with four?'
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: d# ~% d4 U1 D, [The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5+ V# n( z( d, E) L
and goes back to sleep.
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