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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a: C1 ^6 Q7 c# C) y0 Z x% D1 }
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb7 S2 c1 h# R* t) c
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if2 Q7 J# j/ s) e$ s: V
the newfie would like to play a fun game. / z# V( n" E% _: N' O' D
W6 W" b! S, j d6 o The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so1 j/ m5 z/ L3 K8 E: D- y
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The a. @3 s. x7 i) x/ a- S# Z
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I# _9 Y' Q {# _: c
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,9 Z* m! G% ?5 l% {/ G; i, B/ g
you pay me only $5. ( w4 p, H$ p3 D7 _3 u! j
9 g* g/ ]6 O& u0 B You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I0 A0 \3 y& h' h& n" ~
will pay you $500. / Q" W/ P& O* X' S
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep$ h F {& H" M9 s* ^9 f+ A+ U7 {
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ' j; [) ^! _% J9 y1 l7 L* S- u
" k2 \: w+ s# \; G, M% O6 f' i. gThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's& j( S; g( v0 |! M$ A7 U
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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8 e* v% p6 `/ x. Y; [5 s, vThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
+ a8 L& a+ _( c& ipocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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2 }% C1 C! v0 i* `He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
+ G; |5 T! ]2 V! `+ @' Ithree legs, and comes down with four?' & j8 z9 I7 @4 Z* l) r
! l+ @) J% G% D \: ?- C- hThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
8 O* g" ^) c5 q( H- a* e) qreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
6 Q" c* F: a) p! @# Zthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
; ]5 k* i& I" z' Nof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
: K* e: }/ N; `8 l) ?hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right% s$ r6 x0 o9 ^$ w' ~7 b* z0 N5 m
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He ?# d$ R0 G+ n4 w* V' h
wakes the newfie up and asks, 2 B+ X1 B2 `2 \- c4 Q% k- V6 Y
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and- k* p# O' ^1 S% {
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $59 w% r. J o/ {& h5 ^
and goes back to sleep.6 V- ^, L3 v P$ o4 E( x
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