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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a" ^; ^5 v5 U$ y) S
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb8 \- \) _% Q( D
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
9 c$ Z) [; }* T, Q" ~- R6 M% Vthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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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
! _/ \3 }: _# r9 E$ fask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
4 G: s K$ a9 p9 _+ z, N9 b0 Hyou pay me only $5. * J( h; i# r( O: \: u; v, G
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
: ]6 v6 W+ ?$ _6 i3 M, w# sthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. $ L3 H5 b0 Y# _
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's: k E8 C# U3 f/ ?9 E1 }
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' ' H3 l+ k2 L! w# O
; B w! v f# L# G0 m% zThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
9 C/ J! V" W( K% K' Opocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the- _- @5 E t A2 e' v2 [2 [* J0 u
lawyer. 6 q! g2 Y" f# u7 K3 w4 l9 E
4 Q0 ?' W- p w2 a+ [! e8 RNow, it's the newfie's turn.8 _# o: `& P# w5 F8 n
/ u9 O" `) e- {$ \He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with% Z. Z2 N# d4 s! x0 i8 o9 b. X
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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u, O: D6 ~2 F# dThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
! `0 P( W) d# Jreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
4 R7 F4 j& A' Jthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
8 @3 [2 z6 o0 }0 _" \of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and6 ?* L% c( b o+ N: S- C0 C' ?
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right" O7 P8 w8 V) J- g# F
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
& [" W& z4 W; o' `8 S" W+ ]wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and3 G% q9 Q5 U$ h; D# t' R
comes down with four?' ! ~& P9 T {; f9 S S
$ L6 W5 ]* O9 S% V9 v* F5 gThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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