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A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
+ _4 t; T9 K; I# G9 Ylong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
! D! C# N9 V0 e' _/ I) jthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if8 Z9 O7 d4 k" c' u! A8 i
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 7 @2 e& h! u. \' X2 M
6 B* @3 h: x8 g5 d, X& t' h. v The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so( g1 ^3 A& d9 I) O+ C; {2 ^
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The4 L7 u( T* h' P3 f& @5 n
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
) Y4 P4 n, d5 J; M5 x9 Z+ Mask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,6 M8 y; D% S3 V
you pay me only $5.
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0 ^$ \9 V5 ~- j* {- ^/ C. d6 X1 } You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I4 e% V: j. T! |! A' r
will pay you $500.
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* c8 ?2 D' a" L9 ` This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
/ {, Z" M3 h% @, b ?$ B) l+ ^the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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& N- n5 z3 ~$ g; I( b; z2 {3 mThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's2 _) [3 x9 L2 e: h. q* v
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' & v" s, Z/ W1 l& o3 p# ?/ {
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his ]/ |' q* a0 _" }& [
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the; N& u3 e8 A M# G6 M
lawyer. 3 }1 A6 n4 i" P3 ^( Y) [% ]
' I9 g4 R+ z$ S' tNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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, t' I' L% D [ a! X& BHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with9 p- `" v+ s# ]6 B
three legs, and comes down with four?' : `% T( Z _1 I- p$ }
; |% h' Y, {9 a$ D" r+ @The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
- ?. _! G# d) [7 h+ R, Qreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
" f' L X8 j3 ?" h8 F* Nthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
$ l( F- H2 B( o! S* r% g, vof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and( R6 n3 b8 ~9 i! E+ U
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
: W; i: I$ @. g. O/ f' i0 h" r/ Kback to sleep. , A; V1 |( F! \/ n; `8 f& B( D
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He9 y+ n2 e* P5 q2 o' ?3 d
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and! L) k n. Q# E' ~1 C# j
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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