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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a1 J# ]! R! T( {, g7 s# K. {; g
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb- f% l/ s& ]+ _% F) @( w6 a
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
4 m6 x6 `3 A* w& s: B' w# rthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
0 S+ G6 |5 G: B! p he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The5 Q3 h3 p' C. I4 J' b% \9 q
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I, {, {# f& G/ O, ~# ~
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,- s1 r5 K, C# K8 g
you pay me only $5. & A- N# J8 @( l' N. Z
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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( m! W9 V; M6 j+ {# q C+ b This catches the newfie's attention and to keep( n# ]/ Z$ j" |7 u
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. : Z# u' K. `( L) G% E# s% ]% [
- e, ~" O2 r6 h4 W! ~+ [' x" j# I6 HThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
6 U, x3 W9 d Vthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' : g5 j7 e, s O f0 K
; a5 B8 r4 F/ U; r, t) K0 t' h+ kThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his7 _$ L' w+ z7 ?/ M; k
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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/ }3 A0 n7 q0 V% m, K) BNow, it's the newfie's turn.* R( F) N7 A" ?0 |6 ~
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with9 e. [ _+ w, U$ C' R3 v
three legs, and comes down with four?' + Q# f, g0 h7 G6 t7 P9 }: ^% x* S; \( a
N) ]$ q$ S( s. \+ P' k2 N6 F: x5 k& wThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all2 ]8 ?- v" ]. t4 \
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
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of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
3 ^( y$ Z% z$ N( s* S/ X. b. thands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
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K6 n! Z* j% {" `. o. [+ {'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and3 f- o: M; b) F& x( e9 f* h
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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