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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a* `" A8 y# w% o8 Q
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
& g+ O+ k) c* Rthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
$ ^0 h1 B ] Z" q( Sthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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0 S6 N. P- i2 j' z, Q3 A The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
% y6 R& p6 e- P* d% K+ o: i he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The2 X/ I: `- X/ C' o4 C
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I; k- D! x- w( C
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,9 k E! y( ?. k
you pay me only $5.
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6 ^" r2 x W) p4 @9 m2 o$ { You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
" q' [: k% m d! I* i+ |2 n will pay you $500.
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; b. |. X$ L# q1 o This catches the newfie's attention and to keep- `- a- N; H" b9 w! c4 V1 }8 W
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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! a \0 F+ O* U% L4 L! PThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's0 G9 j$ h9 H, T& u8 v
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 8 u3 O! M: F0 {. E/ o# g: |
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his; T" C' ^. `. r1 o- P9 ^2 G& a, Q
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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7 N0 c5 X$ j$ J. k( T- GNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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$ x# _4 N9 A- `. K% zHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
6 P$ \" {" \9 K) r" L0 R/ Tthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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8 \" V* f& g6 d6 vThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
; o6 G6 @, N( B8 ?7 B4 vreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all& o7 N- b) y- R/ i5 }
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
% o; r X) e" r" l- f6 V4 cof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and. s+ t4 o; y d# u' J6 h6 J/ i- x. v
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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8 C. \2 z$ g9 s! }8 ^The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
+ V0 M5 I' C% ^# j+ Ewakes the newfie up and asks, . ]* |/ E% N' \( r9 x8 F) j. D
0 i D: k9 A, S" U'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and! v! Z( Z/ g/ p% u; l; o% h
comes down with four?' ' K9 _5 m$ y" s
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $58 c' @( c" H5 h7 V
and goes back to sleep.
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