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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a) k: l1 }# _& f
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
1 F* m4 G7 b& y8 Qthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
5 p* F* A4 q M, Kthe newfie would like to play a fun game. 7 t% q1 p5 V$ r9 a, j
. Y9 x/ Y2 V0 e0 y, ?# g: Y/ d8 M The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
/ K* ~$ R4 d& B$ s+ H. e3 P. P he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
& a1 t& |% [5 J$ t/ [: b lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I+ p6 ?7 N' Z0 T
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
1 m5 A% Z* v; |you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep- v5 ~! X/ ^" S. G2 L1 M
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 2 ]/ f/ \- Q% H1 |1 j2 B& N; F# P# C
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
+ E+ z# |9 p) t5 G2 o' y- ~6 {0 Fthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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6 u9 L4 f" [+ W5 SThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his' I. L7 }8 d/ p6 E& H- E! D8 P- N1 Y
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the3 S; |8 d3 N) I0 V
lawyer.
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" l# W( R; C6 l: [Now, it's the newfie's turn./ X. X. v" e, ]# K1 v/ ]3 j
8 ?' X1 d/ f3 W* O# {& B* f, f- mHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with P# G$ Q. ?5 e; X( G& I {
three legs, and comes down with four?' 1 u) x4 ~6 N" C& t% y, r$ W
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
3 K; a/ c6 R# J+ q- K0 q! w! {% hreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
2 S* v/ E0 Z% @7 o0 |7 r: K' Lthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
2 N! s, q& s0 B% ]0 U2 U# mof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
/ a7 R+ q/ v- y* @- H0 O" B6 ?hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
" ]2 Z: ~2 U+ K. I4 s3 D$ }back to sleep. % u, n+ w/ D8 }& y/ n/ m. S3 v( N
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and" T3 ^2 d" t# g5 u( D& l E
comes down with four?' " k7 s: A( p7 C2 f J- \+ D% `
0 _; O2 l+ J6 i" P) bThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
' A: ^2 A4 P0 s. xand goes back to sleep.
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