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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a3 [: L! ~ R3 U& n
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb7 t' E1 ?; g9 g0 g5 b3 B
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if4 R0 p# }% d; M
the newfie would like to play a fun game. - q) B/ E$ p* j9 y
: m+ x% U% n$ \+ x0 N% r The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so2 c2 i' i( `* _/ i, D; S
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The: A$ n+ S4 x5 @
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
1 f" [ m" ?/ {- [9 xask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,& \. f: \% O8 F
you pay me only $5. , l+ N9 D" s/ Z \
/ A- M( T/ t8 n+ j& w9 k7 g4 ^ You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I" W# e% Q. s" I _0 ^: ]0 c4 g
will pay you $500. 6 g7 L U# e v; P. l; Z9 L$ w
" S0 @4 v2 k \3 R# I1 k This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
- b+ `: G- z9 Q/ p3 [( q; Uthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 3 B' l. ]- N0 H) l8 Y8 g. {
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
4 B3 H Z/ s$ ~the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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/ T: L2 H& ?' O# t" KThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his, J0 z" ^* M" M) w+ W* p) D- K+ Y0 a
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
2 H; v& P3 P8 b c6 Z# l% Ulawyer. ( j+ o9 a: h1 d" x9 }) x
; F; f) C: l# p6 K8 L: \; lNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
0 J7 `5 A( j' J( D; \, f" J4 ~ Gthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
$ V7 D( A/ b/ C& g) Q$ M2 h2 ereferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
% q' l+ T5 R @& |) ~) R* Sthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
, d8 Z# D5 d/ ]of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and* i1 n8 b* e+ d, L! B$ R* o
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right) N5 D `7 l/ C
back to sleep.
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, y: ?% C0 ?7 k( u0 l9 nThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
* U) `1 [5 W* f$ Z! v' t0 b2 b- ?wakes the newfie up and asks, ( y( V* o' a o2 w% f! H0 U
2 w/ ~5 ~( [( K& }( A4 G0 B- C'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
( W5 Z+ j5 w4 A. q% q9 Pcomes down with four?'
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. g. {0 F6 e" c$ Z& vThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5+ |6 |2 i3 W7 X, r( A( D4 v" H
and goes back to sleep., A, ?6 ~, v# {# m
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