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A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a* M' {9 H( l! G9 @9 g
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
. P' r8 i2 B; g% L+ b l& D$ V! Qthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
I+ t0 Y' U3 O z, M; Y' b3 }the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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. C I+ Z$ ?! v0 Z6 D3 ^9 s The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
" u2 Q& U" a5 F. u3 k: E8 u6 I he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
" s5 \8 y8 A3 p5 y- X; C lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I) Z; ^( \: q; k! B. T5 \5 w
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
+ c: n0 B& p9 s% M1 J! Z9 ryou pay me only $5. % d h) |6 |- S9 ]' k" f
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
; b) a% @* ]: E' p/ V1 z! A will pay you $500. # Z1 o' r$ _. l9 L4 Z! t, g4 `
& E2 }6 u$ M8 | H1 G This catches the newfie's attention and to keep/ b' t' n3 y o0 H! M" f
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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$ m6 ~3 r' r% m" dThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's( b$ J7 P+ A" D3 |2 j0 k8 w" {
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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7 Q- o+ Z9 i& S8 ~The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
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lawyer. 6 X* {* V2 B3 f3 {, y+ K( ~9 n
* L7 c( ]1 Q" _" C$ X1 WNow, it's the newfie's turn.- P5 Q% |1 h' a7 m( C8 i( c
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with- d2 d5 L" r% s7 h) L8 `0 g
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all/ ?( X% h. S6 ~6 D7 ~: y) ^
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
' Y- V' V3 `0 I: hthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour3 \4 S0 C( N/ [( h! v j
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and# u8 O4 H& ^% u1 O
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right. M0 u& E7 I) i! k
back to sleep. , q4 n8 r8 [3 U1 f3 t, K6 g
# i& g' _. x" L4 [' {6 X% _The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He* J+ S. J5 i$ a% [
wakes the newfie up and asks, p+ C, E" y3 B) t8 t; e1 ]
6 b. C$ J7 @( V6 P( a'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
. n2 J' j; O o" [0 G3 I4 i' C) Icomes down with four?'
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( E$ o" j$ b- F" xThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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