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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
( k7 Y1 k9 H7 b3 Elong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb5 | _, p5 w. t$ [9 a
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if3 K' k- b' t( N1 `5 k3 d+ d3 g
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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3 {: L: P& W( l The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
: U4 C: O9 { J! | b5 _ he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
7 p' |0 O; D, J# B: y1 B/ Z( G lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
$ r1 j6 ^6 h. l8 e: [' rask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,( ?; ~9 r: U- g u9 c1 W% |
you pay me only $5. / d* i! `; y! G5 G
* E/ ]* m/ _2 F+ X# y: T1 f' [ You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
, }; _6 M9 [: i7 x: C4 G( n% U6 r will pay you $500. O* ?# z7 i: d+ v- ?6 Z5 E4 O
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
8 w- G7 Z5 u7 D3 a+ Qthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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' j) Q/ E$ v: f/ \1 T- E0 mThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
( C8 B5 W" _) xthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his- {3 r2 ~7 G( @- F
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the5 w; z8 t' P& y& f& ~) ]# V
lawyer. y, [# L7 t2 }* x+ x1 C' e
1 S6 ^5 Q/ j6 P2 b2 O$ A2 INow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with B' p; V0 C1 f5 v+ E5 n
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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0 x9 v" A& T% T( MThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all3 {/ c1 r( @9 U) K% G; j/ E
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all7 M% K; N4 k8 H( s" K
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
; [* V/ e' `! |/ L7 [ ~of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
* K! a! |7 M: r8 l0 Rhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right! N6 |* X' j+ X, y6 v: b! [3 g- g
back to sleep. ) R! `! g- ^9 k& g7 j$ T! g
5 F: i P. a k. [( \9 L* b- ZThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He7 W# M4 {9 H8 C6 i7 N& e+ @
wakes the newfie up and asks, % f; J9 d" j( Z
6 A$ s6 h: G6 x+ W1 Q'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and2 z P$ l- |1 i) K
comes down with four?'
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; e+ _1 i0 R/ ^# B3 KThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5# b* _8 i+ I w! [8 P3 b) U
and goes back to sleep., D1 U+ b# M5 x7 T
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