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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
7 L; ]" `* T" c3 K) q S; wlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
/ J Y/ e2 {! e/ z5 q2 ithat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if8 w; p2 ?0 Q# \$ C# p/ P) T* _; U
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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( ]: J" | M9 l+ F! m The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so: v1 l$ |+ [2 y3 f- G+ S0 p
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
/ q! y& f, e+ X8 u1 E lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I2 ^; _2 T" `% W: w5 N* X" y
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
# K$ d) v& ]0 Y' s! H) zyou pay me only $5.
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+ t$ ]* ~6 h9 N; p4 w0 R& y0 ~ You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I$ }2 n! ~) @3 H, I0 T
will pay you $500.
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: J# B2 Z0 @) b* L6 E6 ? This catches the newfie's attention and to keep$ V1 t h2 R: n8 S7 x* Z/ N' M; r
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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% a; C: v1 F( y% b/ B3 t4 sThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
2 z# z9 N9 C+ R, N8 dthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
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lawyer.
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! @4 F9 z- s1 d! i2 _& W3 mNow, it's the newfie's turn.9 m/ \( Y; s+ t
5 r9 R6 p1 k1 H- K0 DHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with% Y/ Q) {6 U- x, \- n
three legs, and comes down with four?' + z! E9 A; n3 z! V& P
/ }3 A8 I% C- AThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
9 G1 ^4 u6 F: H8 U2 n# ~, b n4 yreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all0 H$ T; B* O- ~ Z
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
) C) Y9 L, j; f, W" v, `of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
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q2 s( I' J7 sThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He4 X" Q, r. G! ^$ }: d2 f
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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, e- ]" \2 @2 V/ uThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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