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A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
8 B6 C: C6 p9 c- Y+ R; d- Rlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
! E6 q+ W5 f3 [4 Dthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if! C% T9 B1 Y4 C2 z& `: k/ y
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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# T; ?' r' D! q. `. u The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
2 Q0 {% U$ _. J+ Y he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The. k0 \ B6 ~7 r: d, w2 ?+ L
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
0 o! u5 G% [9 p6 [( U3 gask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,+ u! @( V) @( X9 g3 W1 i
you pay me only $5. ! |1 K }0 h/ m# H' x+ k0 b/ I
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I+ D _& x) X7 O) H! B1 v
will pay you $500. / o. w" Z9 \1 [3 S, x9 K
& |3 `* n5 t6 i( @- }0 a9 y This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
1 q+ q+ R+ R( p+ Sthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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! ~$ L; Z ?0 `$ TThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's0 D7 y; l5 v8 h: X2 c4 b7 H
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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( l& R0 [$ N0 _. _The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his$ \' p# B8 Z4 b* H) g
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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' B+ u1 `& ^3 D4 W, W1 p M- O0 {He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with3 W/ J5 |* a; l3 Z- Z
three legs, and comes down with four?' 5 k; G2 `. l0 c) f% l3 n( p0 B% }
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all" E- @1 g. H4 D7 g7 z1 c
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
# ]5 N! x3 H8 Q6 O- }. U% Ythe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
" J2 E- M# J) o5 iof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and5 y! c: [( S1 ]7 v
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right* l4 {5 r8 ~. T; O$ }3 e# b% I/ l! z
back to sleep. + Q( r3 \6 f6 J8 _$ E
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He0 R' M* S' P0 i, }; b0 o. p
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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( c: r! V/ ^! ]$ L. F! g J1 o'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and7 C. a" W; u2 E, j" t
comes down with four?'
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* X$ Z3 A+ \, @The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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