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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
$ d3 o1 w5 ]3 j7 Z/ R) M! k! rlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
" m M6 {& b' Y; X3 dthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if: g- A- O ?$ s" ]
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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& J J* Z! C3 T% u The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so/ G# r9 Y6 X! S5 s @
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The- l ^7 R6 ~" A9 Q- |- [
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
* A' P$ s2 g; I+ eask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
" I9 D. u0 D$ m9 C$ o \* T7 M7 Yyou pay me only $5.
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- n0 t; F! d r You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep; W% F" E8 X6 J6 A( I- E
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's3 ?! `7 i, C$ z
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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$ \1 O h. V6 U! d' K6 A- hThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
' ~& }% @7 X" ^7 Ppocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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+ b$ m: q+ @9 m+ _' CNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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0 C/ U) P* }' h7 s/ ~! DHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
# A# p- l; B0 x* O+ t3 ^2 mthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all0 [) u0 B* ?: S z1 M6 L& O" ^% O4 e
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
4 ] j m1 ~( Nthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour3 X: _( I" {' X5 d7 n% Z
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
2 U7 r$ F+ P, t( ahands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
7 n* ^+ Q( _ l5 sback to sleep.
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7 v" x# h0 a0 ~: ]' Z. cThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
- D: |- D3 Y3 ~9 ~7 uwakes the newfie up and asks,
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5 x( p$ k1 F+ D/ x9 Q" B% j'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and: M% ]/ @( g' ?
comes down with four?' $ T' m8 G6 c! z8 `3 J
; b' | Q9 n' @5 iThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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