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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
5 e, c" l2 u! }long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb' \; T' Z$ h8 y- F! a0 u1 p5 x
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
o0 M1 C4 u) n7 k7 S/ f# pthe newfie would like to play a fun game. - W4 D5 y3 v% g
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so$ L& l7 m6 U! W5 I! J
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
( y4 C. ]( f& M' B; _ lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
3 R: o% ^5 z4 l8 @& Z9 `1 h" Gask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
3 b. L' R# P( ^8 }" ?% v1 {( V# j" Kyou pay me only $5.
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3 E+ A7 x" o# Y! o/ n: B! S You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
" |. v% b4 H o( x ^0 E g' Q) ?the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his1 y8 p2 W( L* U# R" E
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the1 r$ S _% }; s% T( `& F+ I5 x
lawyer. ) R2 d: e. T& l( s9 f% e! @! b: I% J
# f3 g$ F& l, M8 Y( N/ dNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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/ P3 r/ E5 ~( n3 z$ nHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with/ x2 K: H, a% F+ [0 V" K7 m; O6 v
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all6 f, Q) ?8 M- u U: y( C' w
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all8 g4 M6 S) P6 I: j, n
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
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hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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2 K. e0 R! ^- qThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
7 w9 W2 C8 r# p/ F f, l0 kwakes the newfie up and asks, 3 J1 R3 \$ u+ V% Z' u2 s
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and2 Z' h! B# a6 D& U
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $56 f4 {, V% I2 W" ^2 s/ W, J/ j
and goes back to sleep.0 O" K* R, M) k4 ^
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