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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a# i, B1 O2 s: Y& Q% S
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
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0 `* T3 k6 t3 i. ithe newfie would like to play a fun game. 8 ?) A# {" U/ y! C3 q% y9 H1 g
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
6 g+ |$ [. F+ \% l* ~ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,9 S2 p( }! W; \( _) E! K$ }0 W
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I. f; O" I; d. g3 }. s, `
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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* H; F& @; s! s" L6 h$ ?The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
( w8 s: r% S/ E, l( m$ m8 x$ R! P* Bthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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5 r0 [/ j( V) b# {# ZThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his% v9 e% ]4 Y8 `
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the( R5 s% `9 Y3 B U* c# i6 f
lawyer.
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3 b! v" b! B0 C2 n3 l+ sNow, it's the newfie's turn.3 d$ K, n6 G, m
$ h, i6 |# c1 u, u3 w" X2 B7 z9 fHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all0 C1 t$ t' ~+ `
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all0 {% S. \; q0 i2 B3 c! y
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
+ [1 y- Y% b" h( o9 tof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and, G U" d# S& _. [
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
' ^! Y$ U: K" Y; R2 [% gback to sleep. 0 O" N5 n3 J. V5 o8 u- k6 P" ]
2 G/ p( l4 e) M1 O4 B. G) F# yThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He" C" M& Q9 N8 h, {% J1 Z- O. Q' j8 i
wakes the newfie up and asks, ; K* k9 B5 F2 B1 r, b! i n
$ J/ \; a+ S% w+ J: j'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
$ n- Z5 u& j' ]! Wcomes down with four?'
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0 B% E7 ^9 y$ O# }4 T- YThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5: ]0 V: H$ j3 [9 S% ?$ ?
and goes back to sleep.
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