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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a4 g5 a9 p/ ?5 F' d4 N3 t* q
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb4 B# ~& ?7 `/ b' o: O3 P" b4 i
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
$ k8 ~- E' p/ P r. M3 Dthe newfie would like to play a fun game. * H( H! n, l, |; w
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so' p& D) `+ C/ \4 l# P
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
/ P4 f1 m+ H% A( X8 r lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I. `9 B. F) | O5 I2 s- D$ s
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,0 P/ r1 K# f' m
you pay me only $5.
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9 J& Z& r9 ~; s You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
3 B7 y/ W' w) L/ v will pay you $500. ) a7 f& M0 O# D+ |8 p7 a
7 w% m8 I* ?( y This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
' ]6 S& d+ i& A3 i5 s nthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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/ P! o& ~% X3 @& h( F. E. @The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's, [. i8 R6 [! k
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' - E8 K' T+ P, G) w
; a6 f* z- n6 k' ^- [The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his8 z7 D) [' o# Q
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the b9 c' A+ u6 d& J1 s
lawyer. 6 Y; [ _. B3 ^. V: z2 e4 j8 J; L
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with8 x1 [! {2 y! j
three legs, and comes down with four?' , i- @1 r2 z4 T, K
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
6 h3 l7 s7 J: Y- F- N( J4 Yreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all7 k# G6 H3 z" g6 G' K
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour8 Y4 l2 x- E9 p0 z8 I5 k& H- ?# O/ M
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and5 _% M& ?+ H- ]/ `! u [: M! {: P, v+ F
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
* ~( k& N! `% f# B& @4 wback to sleep. 7 k Q8 D5 \( N) A. p. ?
9 J7 [9 J( v. v1 b0 v3 p7 g9 X. i8 ^* WThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
5 k3 k' }1 L6 A4 n+ S1 Y$ gwakes the newfie up and asks, : b( r/ e: I' X* a6 [6 o a) @
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
4 h P$ n3 R) pcomes down with four?' }, W0 ]7 i8 X1 N4 G
+ ?7 W$ n5 T* F: @The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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