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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a8 M6 S" W; u7 r2 g# h6 \( }5 S
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb" w) x2 M0 D5 F& {3 d8 S
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if( W$ y: m4 Z, _7 [4 ?5 [
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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4 E# F+ n7 o% s) h# e9 t4 V The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
; H* U; z' | m2 Q @7 j; ^6 e he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The! F. e- _3 n3 x5 ^3 x0 C# c9 U$ r
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I- p2 c; D1 W" U4 G# C2 J
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
* c9 l6 L m$ B( V/ _: I% {you pay me only $5.
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, f4 c O" I) x+ ~+ P1 C5 e You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I' b; C4 ^ y, ~: }: L3 I
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep) ]. A ^/ p8 d" T7 j
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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7 L% l9 Z; O. m) W8 {The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
9 y+ u: c& O& I; F( vthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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& h8 p* o) }+ j+ p0 zThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
$ s6 q" { g( l5 c' b" Y/ Fpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the; b0 q6 Z* \: y: q$ \" y% X( l
lawyer. + I' n$ K" r/ N8 x( M. v& S# p
[- ~8 h- Y+ gNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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) }+ C7 [1 Z# n' w" q$ aHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with7 ~* C9 T$ `3 N
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
# @ D, T* p1 areferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all) l- f0 z7 P+ j8 V+ }
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
& B5 |6 P$ I& Vof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and2 p' I, a& Z8 I+ b% j% z
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right) {0 d0 ]7 c& y5 [) ?: [. k
back to sleep. 1 p# H3 B" |) h" C
0 s c# |) S! IThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
/ P: w) ]7 n7 a. C) k- awakes the newfie up and asks, : @: C# m( d( h- ?7 }5 w0 `
7 ~7 }8 a8 p7 V8 [$ C1 Z; V'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and; a k3 d0 ~# I) R. k& Q
comes down with four?' 0 q& W# y: k0 j4 n* Q
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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