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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
& c! R9 M; f4 @$ Xlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
9 ^/ B$ b; M# P0 `# a3 j- Vthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
2 }$ Q; ?$ _' `: B3 V' \9 C* R" Rthe newfie would like to play a fun game. 1 b7 ~( v! ^- g& I
: `: C: |8 k# G, v" E5 @ The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so7 @3 f5 Y3 j" V- s% l$ ]
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The4 P) h# n& @, K
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I2 d+ A9 H3 a1 U& p9 `# j* O0 V S& D
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,2 L: T4 g. C# S$ S8 e, {0 g0 a) Y
you pay me only $5. 1 ?# l# x, \1 \6 [1 |* T
* Y4 Z1 C2 J- a& C" y& v; h You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I/ [- s6 [& n- z
will pay you $500. % Y, f# E3 Q1 k% Y
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
8 n2 Q1 r- ~+ V3 [the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 6 L1 r' x( p" I4 ?
6 g9 q+ E. ^+ t; h( W. BThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's" U( A+ n5 Y, S8 }
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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5 A' |! [4 Y: o1 \) W3 X2 |The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
8 \$ I) S) h5 N: r- Dpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
4 d7 l7 t: f1 i; B" L( i" mlawyer.
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% c9 g$ _! K# U4 c* M9 o$ XNow, it's the newfie's turn.$ o9 W# _+ k7 h$ U1 }# N
8 t* G: c2 {: Q" l5 h% aHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
% l2 t6 q$ [% i" T3 pthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all1 O, M* S- o) X0 x4 x; w" C2 f
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all) V0 U. \ F# }5 f
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
: {# p+ Y l" k8 E# ~, N1 gof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and3 E. q4 ^# B( i. P2 }+ Q4 W; j
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
8 N; w" R6 W" s7 d% t( d5 q6 ~back to sleep. 1 w0 b2 [7 x6 G* f
, v6 f; L7 b1 L; d( L! fThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
$ {0 M) Q M# R( Uwakes the newfie up and asks,
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5 a4 `1 B4 ?# D6 {% P6 v'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and9 F: q F! t9 Z8 d* t3 G% R
comes down with four?'
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& ]1 X$ _5 o3 x! }" P) ~The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5# K6 e9 m; |- v# X u+ G
and goes back to sleep.
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