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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a* j; d! a$ i; K- U( q5 O% @
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb, S8 C! P* W4 p) l0 E
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if3 } _- V$ [& e
the newfie would like to play a fun game. & |4 b& N; O, H0 g2 ~) r
6 G( v6 M. p- C5 R The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so; Q0 z9 S& x" H0 d/ V" V
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The ~6 T, i2 I$ g
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
6 B9 J( u2 c9 G: `ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
, M% k$ G' S) ~# {! Q" Q+ z. gyou pay me only $5. . D0 F! h* e6 L3 r
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep# x: _' G! i& U: d; W6 D0 o" w
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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) T9 }) F9 S5 _7 K7 L0 EThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's/ V& O: Z1 l$ L! M
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his& @- U) C1 k. a2 U2 d. G0 ~
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the% c6 a/ J% z o+ Z9 [! ?
lawyer. , `2 ]# F$ e. s0 M) F9 e4 ]& a
8 Z9 F5 F7 P: r l; l6 z, y- d+ RNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with+ n1 ^* H6 {- f' F2 g0 B3 w3 f# C
three legs, and comes down with four?' ) t3 ?; Z- r; O R0 A
& A3 E# |' {' v& a/ ~6 s" |The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
& V, k: ^+ @3 l3 O* `$ freferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all+ W! ~0 p" y/ u% ~2 x2 L9 ^
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour7 u* \8 T4 R3 _1 w I# ]8 w
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and/ @1 O; Z) e' l+ k: p/ x
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
W7 j, I# M0 o1 W* u# V2 Zback to sleep. & E7 y3 w- o: A5 g' O1 `: B
$ X7 v7 f |8 N: f2 a) V6 L8 EThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He" Q$ ~* q& _$ l0 ~
wakes the newfie up and asks, 5 a2 Z7 E1 P; K! r
o* O7 g6 h; f'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and5 F! B6 q' a- K3 X( b) p+ K: S
comes down with four?' 9 ~0 j1 }5 p3 x M) c, ]6 G% n
7 J3 F2 O! Y! `8 ~) {; d5 uThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $56 i' M3 [8 W& ~; q! e
and goes back to sleep./ Y6 g/ {& Q% S w5 Z" ?& p: N, E' Q
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