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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a3 @3 o# l9 H9 C+ E3 ~
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
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the newfie would like to play a fun game. % q: d; e2 I f& m. H1 u
' V% R! r& T- Y; b/ z# ^3 A The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
9 r' X- @" O& o. l8 O: v' ^ he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The$ i5 L% B( Y; O) A! o K3 a
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
* ?1 t$ P: \, ?4 A0 O5 i1 ^* \4 mask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
! e) b6 R) E8 Uyou pay me only $5. 7 @4 j) V$ n% N- A
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I$ M& @) y$ A; r. W3 Y% u+ O3 T
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep4 y" ?" I* p- F- L. w
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 9 g/ a& K% r/ f2 G+ O1 ~4 h- O
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's/ M. d" n5 R) H% ]& X
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his% p$ w# `+ A# ^4 M2 l. f$ W+ `/ l
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the# Q# r8 }! Y% ~" x. P7 C/ j) n4 k
lawyer. ' j/ Q* X j B% m3 j- E; ~( Q
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with( u- i7 x4 j( ^/ N, r) V: d' |
three legs, and comes down with four?' 0 H+ a) F* k, a R8 p
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
4 l4 M: ^7 h7 i, W Z- oreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all" T" @# M z+ p2 I2 t% n4 h
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour# U8 G4 }! d' h7 M% m$ A( G. P* ?
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
& S" b9 D0 m0 p4 f) ~hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
2 B2 ], e: |: I" k+ H. S1 ]back to sleep. & r! V, T$ @- s+ J/ U- V
% ~5 L& c1 L( H \4 LThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
% q$ p* ^# |% L5 _) P3 ^( p Pwakes the newfie up and asks, 8 i8 k- B5 d" D# @# E4 Z" E5 R
" A5 \; Y4 \8 @5 T6 I' p9 Q'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
9 @0 f& y+ H+ U9 J3 }& xcomes down with four?' - X5 @3 W% ^8 i* S
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $53 p. _0 D' D' _6 g
and goes back to sleep.! D/ N, q+ p: B
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