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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a& f! G% Q D4 e, J5 R0 A. j# g
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
* a/ V2 G U: n2 r# m% vthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if* F. c' W5 O! S3 Z
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 8 z2 R4 @* a+ @) o" S3 R, n/ d5 P; a/ A
4 p8 s T7 m1 W L4 P+ } The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
4 m; T5 M0 P7 p9 _0 m) E he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The' j3 \% n' ^9 w3 }
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
+ `0 C3 F" a) e2 h8 Gask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,5 E) K) ^* F' r" L- ^& Y, ?
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I8 @4 y ]/ v3 A3 d/ e
will pay you $500. 6 U8 j( X+ m! v# T5 P1 x5 I6 h
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep! E; B0 Z$ l9 G
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
@( B6 ?3 r7 l, [the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his2 R1 _/ u6 E3 Z! o' z1 }
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the: M, c$ h( r/ _! s
lawyer.
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( u5 D) f7 p6 D3 ZNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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3 a o! u; p1 N& a; J& yHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with( T+ D7 V/ c$ w/ ^
three legs, and comes down with four?' $ C4 V# R7 V1 W% R3 b
6 c9 u& K( x7 yThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
' q+ |0 o# d. |8 ereferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all. o- J- ~; d: h$ k) T
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
( `0 b: ~5 l6 B$ v- i; u& g( ?of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
" {% w2 `! g& e% l1 {2 @2 lhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
8 k" E v; t, \, vwakes the newfie up and asks,
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8 r2 s, R7 S6 z0 I7 K6 b'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
2 o* Z2 b- _" hcomes down with four?' , H' e4 t3 D3 V0 M& d
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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