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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a7 p1 a, o0 q" d1 V: X
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb1 @4 B3 c0 w! q6 o* V5 ~
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if6 f' ]$ j5 z/ D: y: X- U0 W& I
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 3 H) N) U T9 x4 T1 a! Z
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
* i2 F& b* O" f# w he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The5 f$ d% L/ f" H' X4 t' s* A
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I6 B. A0 A9 F( L8 {7 [; O D
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
^4 [# h1 J% Uyou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
6 A7 d" Y4 _4 U7 W2 e" } will pay you $500. 2 [3 b w& v: [' q7 D' X0 o
3 L! b6 y: j: ]$ B) I This catches the newfie's attention and to keep% L) p! b( F# p* u
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. : M& X: F; M8 ?1 Q5 W. n
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's2 x6 w. b) m7 J, a4 D, J* M
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 8 b* T$ @/ [; p& o" q
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
7 s2 G! f# L, V x; u+ fpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
; A/ T p" z$ F4 A, P! Xlawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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0 h5 }" m" q+ {! ^9 k+ Z3 iHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all/ B& e" i! K0 z3 i, u3 f, b
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
" V" h0 `4 `5 B$ ithe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
$ i: G1 e K& q6 P; ~of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and1 ^# M7 m1 \) L1 k8 A
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right5 E! X, C4 b5 _+ {: d$ I
back to sleep.
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% Q. q# ^+ n# Z3 z% i |: C$ V' K0 ?The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He* J* S" ~& S0 s9 b& }
wakes the newfie up and asks, ; o* I v- {8 {
$ g' U% o! f* ?'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and$ U8 G+ e6 h3 b+ S
comes down with four?'
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# b1 s! V2 z u+ g2 P2 j5 S* k+ BThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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