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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a% ~ ?3 ? h1 e- U: u. z: k4 s
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb1 W$ i& `7 L- P8 ]
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
+ f. j6 w; a) I8 w0 n8 T. Pthe newfie would like to play a fun game. " Q3 L& h9 w2 D7 y8 Z( r/ c
# Z H% P6 U% n0 o! H The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
1 C) k& n4 [# `9 H" Y4 o* K$ V he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
( M! l/ H# W8 l3 C lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I7 L4 F& ~3 L; ~/ B% K
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,+ u& H% b7 X! Q. \, A% @( {
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I* w8 ^4 J: B; _9 A% }4 ?
will pay you $500.
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8 K0 c' i, [1 i5 V: e This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
+ I5 t7 M1 K; k# ?8 x. z$ E. Tthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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, u; r2 h! G' f0 e+ o1 rThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's; F8 U; Y0 `6 W9 W& ?) d* g
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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5 K- p$ G& I; L* NThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
1 }6 _6 H ?" f: G5 Ypocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the0 C' h! ]) r/ ^7 K
lawyer.
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6 D; s% l$ T; B9 _% mNow, it's the newfie's turn.& @' H& l! e e/ o. J5 E+ r
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
_+ [2 p H8 s9 g5 Xthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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3 s7 Z9 L0 U) z) ?) jThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all5 Y" w3 P. W# V0 U
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all) V X. v1 |1 r3 t1 R% \( O5 }* q. g1 a
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
! D* K6 H5 H ~( @* Z8 Z& z4 c: _of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
$ s6 S% H4 m2 U2 [1 q# Mhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right* S( n; p' u, ?0 p( k) @
back to sleep. / F$ h+ b& I. t# R3 ?6 A7 E7 y
# k M% l; W: p. L) _$ P& mThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
& B5 e+ Z: ]7 uwakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
+ E; j4 [9 X7 Q1 v Fcomes down with four?' I( Q+ y9 X. U1 @- Q: B' x) b$ p
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5/ S& U1 c( w; s3 x( R1 p( t
and goes back to sleep., X# ]( p2 M0 d* V$ i' s2 _+ r
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