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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
0 l3 d4 a; y( g; }! @* k+ z/ U% Llong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
2 O( r" k! a" |, e {' z# ^( Mthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
2 S! v! a G" a" [9 Ythe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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5 K+ M+ {. v% ^2 r( f( J; U The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
" L) f- |2 @/ E1 y+ c) r, P he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The% z& |- D9 M; u. s9 ~' X; o2 W; A
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
. v b7 W' v$ Y: @ xask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
4 }& L& x+ v6 X6 p3 [5 _you pay me only $5. ; V( [3 {# L w8 T6 D3 ~5 ]
' r! n3 P4 t# Y) D1 v" k You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
* s4 R7 w3 F$ m6 E& }$ E+ Y; q: ~ will pay you $500. + J! M" u) ^! A5 l0 F* h3 d
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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Q! U2 L4 O6 q7 l, O/ w/ SThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
' X3 H' o/ g. W: S7 jthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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9 c; Z5 F! f9 l- c" c/ RThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
, u0 E& F* `: h' mpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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9 E2 x2 H5 J: o6 t/ @$ KHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with7 Y! X( ^0 T7 r1 l
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all- `& S# e j: b4 M" [
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
+ x( B' p6 |4 p6 ~& }: d3 _the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour) [! l% D: }. }5 q9 s
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
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back to sleep. 3 _4 z8 h+ y; m+ N7 b
Y8 ^, M/ p: T$ @: c8 {& ]( c- J0 YThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He" C! H* v; ]: d ? h
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
" p' S8 |' {( }) t+ Mcomes down with four?' & X6 [* f# V7 H& f5 k4 }6 ~& w
- P/ i5 `7 I6 a; k& d* VThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
3 m) Z) p, j9 C# d( m$ M1 b' hand goes back to sleep.
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