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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a J$ {: `: V! Z* g; ^ X! m& R
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
4 E( T* |9 d+ c) w% S( Pthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
* I3 |' H( Y: t2 W; n K0 x1 }the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so. _, H9 B! u. M8 h4 w
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The! _+ r0 ]: H2 K# q8 n7 A( E: h
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
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you pay me only $5. 7 H, H7 b# o+ t4 q) Y, O( J7 J
4 t7 e+ w [1 V5 Z You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I4 Q2 M( l. p$ I3 f! ~
will pay you $500.
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$ o, D. {3 m9 w7 ` This catches the newfie's attention and to keep. ^- z6 W0 E; C8 V3 x. _1 x& Z
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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1 M5 m @1 }7 h4 D2 ?& B8 UThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
0 P, w$ ~4 \+ W5 ?the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
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lawyer. 4 d* R" N( T9 p7 ^' w1 p
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with$ j" G" y2 [5 t
three legs, and comes down with four?' - s9 ?7 P% m3 P- ?6 j
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
0 F* O J1 S3 Z: P* ereferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all/ f& W- m, {6 s& I- Q+ H" T" {
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour, z+ `8 W3 @( W
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
5 h6 M, P7 B( s, F0 y8 {hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right& b0 f. l9 I- D/ z3 p+ H/ m
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
7 K0 Y5 m& I$ h" l2 q4 c" xwakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
( u0 o% A, F. A0 K) t+ b3 Lcomes down with four?' . x2 w" C3 L3 p2 j2 b) R& U0 }
! ?2 ]. B5 y3 h2 oThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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