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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
: }$ _& U. x2 V8 P+ b7 hlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
3 O# X; M! o4 r: U5 h& ^8 v! _that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
( @4 s/ C) F# Y z/ p/ |the newfie would like to play a fun game. 9 ~! U9 i8 ]$ @4 [7 D9 W- ^
2 v6 n: o) a+ l4 a The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
* l1 ~- v# t* P he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The* @4 v4 O+ e3 m9 j
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I& E+ Y; ?! R! v
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,( K" J& @0 Y2 K
you pay me only $5. 3 ~9 o! Q# e6 v) [7 Q$ j0 z! F
4 q4 }% T9 ` U' G8 w+ b% ] You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
0 [( g! n( O% p+ ^! G; ?6 E: P will pay you $500. : t$ e. C' K' j8 i& N; P7 N
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
6 ~: _. L; ^" `+ H3 h4 x( Q3 _the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's! m0 `9 z q1 m$ j- g
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' % z+ U6 h2 C2 `4 N
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his) @6 N) g4 F* |& s4 H
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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+ L' |% k b/ [5 y* s+ i# vNow, it's the newfie's turn.- l' D: n& o6 l! ]" G: S9 Z
% I# u) Y: T6 L$ n, }He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
& t" s. ?5 t5 V' P: a$ n* Jthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
" A. Z* ~% B Rreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
, i! Y1 E0 h- l0 {the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
. w' M: [( d. Eof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
1 p+ b# ^' b9 n, D9 F S, jhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
2 w5 o/ |1 z$ ~$ hback to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
0 O& ]% g3 C# U" J/ ewakes the newfie up and asks, # T* r1 i' L6 J5 O, y* R' |
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and+ e& N" E* ~. n, r/ J
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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