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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a% g" O& G$ ~- Y7 g5 j+ @* G7 j
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb' p( P4 B! A' ^3 Q* R
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if3 F7 A4 r2 |# B. g- B8 E5 N
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 8 P$ a, E. m" i
$ x5 f l' T$ y; N; ~1 D/ `- e7 q/ z The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
7 e4 I9 e$ N& ^- Z he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
& G- g8 a: G/ e" q, x/ X* o lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I- E7 h8 H5 X9 \. R
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,0 m0 c8 j+ e) r' p8 t0 g5 Q
you pay me only $5.
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' b3 q8 V* N _! a2 L X2 ]2 S You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I7 y: c4 m8 N- d: f# B" S' _. F6 e9 b
will pay you $500. ( L% `) A+ H' C
* k+ m" }! G! _* I7 m9 S This catches the newfie's attention and to keep$ F) k. n2 W4 g+ A
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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/ Q h Y7 _) g+ T+ AThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's% e5 U4 z' U- p* t
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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! z9 P. \/ [" b; e1 jThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
; q) u0 @: o* Cpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the) ^4 w" W$ j) |- ?. W& J- C
lawyer. 9 ]3 R8 j$ W: f
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.; V6 A- M! J) n/ ]
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with7 G4 ]6 N5 ?0 \: U; @- M
three legs, and comes down with four?' " \$ `! y8 m0 w$ z
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
$ z5 F! C5 h4 Creferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all( q3 P4 ]+ f1 i) s3 W4 f
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour7 }( q2 M2 |5 l' B0 r, H! J0 g' C
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
: R3 I( S/ V# [, N0 K0 Z$ X* @; ?8 Qhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
L% D9 q' ]& B7 v$ U) o; Z' Xback to sleep.
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! U! W' G! _- U1 g8 Q% lThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He- E9 j( q; M3 X C
wakes the newfie up and asks, - V. i0 U4 _) l) d I5 u; U `& }
3 d2 P2 |. N9 F. u'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and; g4 {5 ]$ R. `( _- j- ~, r( H
comes down with four?' 6 {" C0 `4 c0 L& B# `
8 Q* ~$ n v0 mThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
5 b- `! L. f, n( J7 l/ b: e6 gand goes back to sleep.
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