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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a: ^" p. c& C- l' @ P
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
1 K) ~; M' y0 c5 l8 _that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if) D+ l4 Z1 M2 _1 K4 W
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 6 x/ }( U7 b; M0 C0 M0 H
& X& ~* [( R' Y& j1 K The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
+ u( ^ K! e2 r' t$ ]+ H he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
. F9 a) n; d2 Q5 S1 i0 y lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
! }! `' ^/ g* t0 C. dask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
+ e% X+ O& S: q1 ?you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I7 G" w( A# z( K
will pay you $500. 2 { D2 F& m) t+ C
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
$ N- B! `5 s9 Y9 g" B9 Ithe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
- Z5 z) l+ v, E3 E& d4 H% \the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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& d8 w8 I( t( P5 U# r6 dThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
2 i* L# t, @8 z' Bpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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7 Q0 i0 I8 P! _* F; |Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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5 ?* }$ D% U$ o. I) _- UHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
* v1 l$ Y0 k2 n7 O/ Q p7 I- s+ mthree legs, and comes down with four?' - ?! A2 r# R4 z/ G! O: O" I# K# K' |4 f
( E$ c" D( B8 i9 mThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
B5 \9 v J* C" [0 @references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
1 U0 r" p' S& n; F4 ~9 mthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour7 |$ y0 c) a* q( p1 d
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and+ Z$ P m0 n* c! B1 n
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right6 V6 j3 ^6 X) `( X H
back to sleep. : L Z! w4 `% ?" Z4 b6 O% k
; [2 z) d+ V0 b" b7 v7 l2 KThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He% @2 X4 v$ y+ M- }9 L! O1 a
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and! o N$ ~4 T1 m7 g/ R: S" J0 M
comes down with four?' - a- g6 l: F2 z0 ^4 j+ d3 w6 D% J* z V
- W$ y, J, C% f+ M4 j& L* aThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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