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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
+ Z5 @& V$ C8 D' Q' U* ]long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
% S3 H Y& V6 O% _that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
, |8 D# K/ i6 K' X- s8 ]the newfie would like to play a fun game. ; H# E/ t& l, C+ n
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so$ D5 K; M" y9 }" i) M) j
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
: T8 d( G9 S8 m- H, P; _! G lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
7 _/ Z; w) d3 Wask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,- g+ {6 l" R9 {) a
you pay me only $5. * Q7 [" N/ j8 `' i) e
9 a) ~. |$ w: Y; R7 x- I* [3 k You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I6 f0 P" D" f2 F7 d
will pay you $500. X1 ]' P! B( I! ^# e. Q. P
5 K, \" k' T, b2 I8 g This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
& {# n# d; v6 `8 vthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 0 T! q! @# M r2 v
P5 I; y1 \; T% d" o3 JThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's! S0 ~! P' Q+ M" I# `& g
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' N* k% {$ V: D2 k: d
9 [1 J' ^& Q6 t5 jThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
- z% {& T3 l1 h* i3 }& Jpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
8 k$ q* n4 k$ J& m" L" ]lawyer. 5 Q7 M+ n- {' _" w
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with3 m) {0 [# r1 W
three legs, and comes down with four?' 3 `7 h& D4 z8 W1 e. \$ w5 z7 x
+ ?6 e: E7 E, o1 wThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all, G8 v' W' ]0 ^1 g
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
# z* ?- N9 i i4 i# Qthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour; O! |/ p( j E6 L# l8 b' v
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and9 t0 U/ \6 Q3 i$ d- J
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right9 m2 @. E2 i& z$ s
back to sleep. ( k- [4 m8 H: \ A
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
/ b8 A5 S) C+ x0 ~8 G+ h* Vwakes the newfie up and asks, 4 N+ v+ {0 W `2 n6 `5 c
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and% k5 O, y( N2 C8 b+ H
comes down with four?' & t. D1 k+ Y( H
) n) s, ~; ~8 g' h7 k% ~7 P$ KThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5, p/ m% s( m) j" d8 }. R/ H
and goes back to sleep.
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