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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a5 Q& U$ O, M( X
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb" }6 P1 ^! j6 g) _/ \, s, _6 i
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
3 h+ n! R) b/ E% j4 sthe newfie would like to play a fun game. 2 s3 _: I" L0 P0 z& C
9 M8 R+ Y; z+ t7 m The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
8 u3 N$ ?: y' ]) W9 T6 q he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
5 _( }8 N8 z/ J% y8 M lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
& `* c. p, B; e( b* Eask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,# |1 b% Q9 b3 T' l8 K
you pay me only $5.
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# @( U. O$ v9 h9 D) w8 n- H3 q You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
0 i: W# G2 A8 f# b5 j% Q$ l: j, r will pay you $500. w" i& h) j+ e' j& s
, J: ?& e# h9 }1 U& t& L This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
( x# @% x! M1 V- G/ U$ pthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's, P7 s: N6 }2 C; f& J: ^7 {6 i2 w/ G
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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7 G- P& K6 ^: K4 ~- N. F+ fThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his, x% q% X4 _' d8 q
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
' f% q+ {/ b% k& a8 T5 Y% vlawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.* k3 n/ y* g4 O3 R& t% h
, [# F, y0 J7 j4 w6 @He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
o1 y7 X0 D4 o0 `" @three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all: f8 e" ?, ]( }/ m9 p
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
; A }' a: \$ r i$ g/ |* L8 lthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
* F0 X: J& q9 h2 u, {1 }of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
0 Z, O& p2 y5 _! [% Q0 S0 }7 Thands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
# t6 b! X% D' G* f. T+ jback to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He: n0 n" q& D8 }. k9 ~$ i8 U
wakes the newfie up and asks, 4 Q8 c3 E! k! Z4 f
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and m$ |& b2 f$ W1 h9 a# E/ N
comes down with four?'
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! {0 S6 s+ b/ u9 U; KThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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