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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
5 p$ f4 g% q6 m1 k: i0 Olong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb H3 A% _) b$ s! O2 x: i3 ?/ F* E
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if6 a3 \) O+ k) S
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so0 ^0 ~7 f' m5 D
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The" A" \. j; r& O- T
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
& n: s+ O8 I+ ]+ d/ o3 {ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,# s! {0 b* y$ d" b M, Y; }
you pay me only $5. / H" s& }- l$ g3 |3 K1 l# U. X
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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9 Z/ q1 \ {: C This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
9 s6 n% `2 i+ athe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. " k7 b+ x/ V% X2 m2 Z
- @# \- y- I2 \8 E" @* qThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's$ j( L+ e9 o& D! L, F& c# d
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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7 ^: M8 O1 p" n- @; \" QThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his- w' ^8 I' q" f8 i5 b7 ~
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the$ {; p; e8 j& k+ z. |8 s
lawyer. * K% [7 {! u- y8 M- j
. C) \: n# |" |2 LNow, it's the newfie's turn.0 l5 V. m8 D! n$ H: {3 m" Y
2 [, \) z! \& c- c5 DHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with! Z# n/ \/ ^6 ?9 Y: w( } {' B
three legs, and comes down with four?' 4 e$ t% s) S* X5 M
$ {' I; a- _ x" u( L# JThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all; b9 t- x5 O6 Q8 E9 U+ |
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
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of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and2 ~. }! H- l: K! Z5 O. Y$ V+ X
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He1 H1 X, G, g5 W4 }8 u/ G; ?3 v8 c
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and+ l0 K1 ^" o9 t8 x! o' w0 q
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $51 _. P- i3 Z' h. x2 u
and goes back to sleep.* f: \0 h" a+ t# H E% h n6 C
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