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A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a5 w' x' q$ H K7 h9 o
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb2 e g# P- Q3 j1 D# R
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
% s3 f) Q* s6 r& W- W; f j" Fthe newfie would like to play a fun game. / K/ P, V& S' J, r
* C4 n: }8 y# c The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so X- R" m$ [9 U1 K1 X+ K4 r$ W
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The Z$ {; a3 N k+ L
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I D& O; o5 |) M9 `# |
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,+ J' p5 y! b* J: Y0 V d, R
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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; q2 {: B+ b; p" O5 j- v This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
3 x( E7 L2 b0 O8 C/ ~8 f+ G! u( Xthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. % x8 z( i/ _' ~+ m
- U+ N+ n, B% O ~: [The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
3 m, C" ]9 q& H- Y9 X$ {the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 6 S$ ~6 ?3 j8 _! Z
, D5 c+ d5 ^7 ]) a8 S3 F# K. tThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
* u( Q; E2 H% rpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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6 K6 `3 x) _6 d1 q8 {Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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' _- }7 D# X# T+ J4 D' eHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
}0 y! w, @. N* U Mthree legs, and comes down with four?' # h, ?, C4 t& o, |9 E1 k2 W
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
6 I }- `( l; G9 X* M6 r+ ireferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all2 e, `+ Z- s; f9 ?
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
$ L; S; o5 ~, A/ \: Gof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
% z! N# Z0 d( U# r+ X; q# Ehands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right2 |( y. n( g7 G0 Y# D
back to sleep. - _( ?6 D* z# A% H! f* |1 g
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He( B5 a$ ]; ]4 v6 v Z
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and% O8 |. x& j. k; R! }! g
comes down with four?'
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1 N( z/ ?* E1 x" W/ {5 X" ~The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
8 i5 N1 V$ |7 kand goes back to sleep.; w& r, }2 o; `0 u8 X4 a
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