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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a) G2 [7 B' q2 `' I. T; J# n
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
9 o% y/ D( w8 c( j7 U7 _that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
) {; i4 M7 T8 E/ P5 dthe newfie would like to play a fun game. 4 D4 F6 I3 D/ q. J3 d
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
% {' l5 t7 ^# k/ d9 } he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
- F8 h% e8 O0 g0 q lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
6 ~- }, t* U- [, s6 `9 ?ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,# U6 h9 h/ c" h( G
you pay me only $5. 5 D. p- h) p2 o- Z4 ?5 b" A6 y
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
2 _1 x6 U6 G Q( a# m will pay you $500.
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+ R6 \. Y* T6 q! ?! J" V This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
# ~# q4 e1 M! O9 @- Ythe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
2 x0 A$ Z+ w8 a% \6 x$ g- ?5 jthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
+ c# l2 \& L1 _! R3 v2 b" T8 k- Zpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.6 l! `4 ^$ D$ B6 l
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all( o# k; s, R+ g7 W
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
" W, J b. r ^: G. Gthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour+ g' `1 s0 i# u# D
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
: {4 x8 y+ s) Q! Ahands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right( {$ ]' e; L" Z l
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
" {+ F! O* U' g% D5 @2 owakes the newfie up and asks, ( i' g4 L1 U0 u1 _" F/ n/ l6 n
! C3 z2 A* q2 \2 W" @'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and& W8 C! t- }2 L: Z3 J! A8 P$ V7 a
comes down with four?' " e# Q# l$ `; Y& D, r! r Y9 o( i
/ w4 U' v% ?6 g. W2 \; {The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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