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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
5 f/ E, u5 I# z& k7 L/ u0 ~long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
( r$ q, X! P3 L0 hthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
7 I! D+ D: W; X, y2 gthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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5 B1 m1 k. \+ @7 v The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
. R5 S7 x! R1 t% b" g1 L8 i he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The& r3 S/ E x" ]) x; u& f
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I) ^3 S1 H) J# x- E* f; \( L
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
5 R9 l; |3 L. V H8 W" @you pay me only $5. - `5 M* O: l0 b* j) j7 u8 H7 B
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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2 l! L7 j# |# i& w' J* A This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
7 g5 b' W9 b4 U- Mthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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0 N! u2 n: Q) v: d2 FThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
! k4 K5 F. W3 ~ kpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.8 N4 g+ ~' ^/ `
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with0 a, }, r& ~( r- V* _* p+ @
three legs, and comes down with four?' - z+ b4 } ?' z$ }8 U
: h# K0 M. \% \1 e8 |0 u- L0 |& tThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all0 O) x% ]/ w: w4 q
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
- [4 t( s6 D- l7 F0 {7 J) q5 Mthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour8 m6 x$ ?9 D; Z3 p. a, r
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
" M' |2 ]; p3 I6 |% E: }) vhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right; @9 w$ \+ L! D$ b) @
back to sleep. 7 _6 \3 A8 n$ ^* J/ p( w+ o
+ P6 j* K0 k$ ]1 C3 `6 Z% ~! yThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He& [9 M# ~( j5 [ s6 ^
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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]9 g: L' ]% i9 `% J; G'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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M2 |; s7 t M/ G6 t1 W. ^The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $50 m1 T& i5 b Z# |# m& J L
and goes back to sleep.+ M9 B* _ P4 I2 D
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