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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
* X& d3 x" ?" m5 e! I) hlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
+ Q+ |0 d" k8 {7 j* S# p% c+ Tthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
& F$ ^ Y7 ^- f' s4 U; Qthe newfie would like to play a fun game. 2 {+ F# O' z* g. I$ |; D( b; g
0 Q) ~- a' b; O. o9 d The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
; y, P; B5 c" o0 Q he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The& U4 J6 ?& j" {* P$ I7 s
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I5 [% ^9 z% V2 q5 R6 F2 H0 _( U1 T
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,0 o6 c0 U7 J7 c+ c2 q S# [
you pay me only $5. 3 ?, M+ L3 e# T% K& E
: I! `' w) r( A1 P8 F' _8 U3 ] You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep ]' z5 m2 Z. _: T5 x ^6 F2 t
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 8 e9 ~- l7 e1 P2 {5 p
* o1 {7 z. X' CThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
8 z' v/ ^* Z( I. l, Rthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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1 v" o6 A9 t4 c3 |/ HThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his! x& j s) B, h% m: W
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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# @* {* U9 R- @2 ]Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with; g8 R; M- G4 ^' D
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all( ~7 H- a5 x5 [
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
# ^( X/ q: b- U9 W4 T+ l5 b0 cthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour; Y ~/ g4 l" E( R" r
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
0 G* ] z2 Q c/ r) u; t* ?hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right/ a. }5 d4 C* q
back to sleep. " u" D4 _+ \5 m$ _3 y( T- `
( U- @* Z7 N5 S) k" [- T {- qThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He# y6 j4 F, K: q8 P( e
wakes the newfie up and asks, % \$ P" H. i8 o8 a: @0 N
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and7 z4 r% E8 D% e8 U$ v+ Z
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $56 R* {0 D$ f# P2 ]
and goes back to sleep.
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