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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a* n$ |5 I/ g2 l6 [* |* S# p0 y7 N9 C
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
' c* V1 J f8 Q1 fthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if2 _5 A3 y$ v8 e: r
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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9 T, R S% [5 j The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so2 c1 T0 ^* G5 Z5 K
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
, S/ `/ N) Z/ C, S7 c9 h% W& o" ? S lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I* k; r) O" Z( N6 h- X& H/ H
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,: C5 K9 W: {, B
you pay me only $5. 3 p3 E7 U" _% ?3 h$ f8 m1 S
! G/ C! b& T% e; H You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I, p: g3 v7 q# ?2 D
will pay you $500. 7 X1 ~/ x/ A# v6 T
' C; ` M( r/ D1 ? z0 D9 f: K This catches the newfie's attention and to keep) [0 C6 Z) [8 x1 u
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
& {" c3 d5 {, V' j2 C5 [5 P( Pthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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* m8 c1 Q; Y5 O3 V) C# `The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
9 Y% T7 `* j& I: @; w4 Q6 }2 gpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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5 G( S- e2 n3 N) i$ |" F' eNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with' P# I* c; N7 `* j' m
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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; r% g1 ]* h7 S$ _The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all2 ^3 x( E4 \3 v
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all }9 V) j- {, e
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour$ t) _4 U5 {; S4 E
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and' v3 z! {( }8 ^$ u
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right- M! j) N, d) ]( U) S
back to sleep. % G6 {3 b2 s% e6 B1 e! S' ~
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He8 v& g* k1 R* Y( |- y* g
wakes the newfie up and asks, 1 M' R2 a- ?& f" G0 y- K
% Z) X6 M) p( u3 q3 k) g) g' K8 l; r'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
( |8 H' l8 ~7 l2 d* f6 n3 Q4 e' ncomes down with four?' * y: f- ?1 f( }8 `/ T9 l( `( {
: \ m) c+ M" b+ c. M" E6 ?The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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