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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a* y3 x4 ]2 G+ c& ^* {
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
. A: [) j. s3 ]2 F' Fthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if. p" s! J8 t" v! `; }; A ?# L& t
the newfie would like to play a fun game. . h- v$ D3 l2 z2 d
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
8 g( b, ^8 N8 K* b! m2 u q he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
+ P$ R. i3 P- K6 B" ~8 c# f5 f* S! T lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I* H4 L0 J* _; G! d+ A1 A
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
# ?2 J! ]! r8 `+ F" Z8 i& q' [ Tyou pay me only $5. ! H! v7 E; Q& [' J! p. ^( ~- z
! t. G9 }% D# v [- C& ?, b# i& w You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
. ~, P U; K1 B# `: ]! J will pay you $500. % I7 F- r( z3 g. @6 m8 R
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep( e6 I# K) h3 x8 M5 h
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. " t1 \4 J, W# ?' Z
) D2 w8 H5 o% e. u# ~The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's1 v+ a7 ^4 P; J* b, a+ y c; Z
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his5 A4 Q, T% R# ~; F1 |( l; v6 T" @
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the; ?0 ` ~: R$ ]% F& i! G+ n0 T! e
lawyer. 3 ]5 p& x4 D4 n/ |0 u1 N8 M: M! d
( X+ a' g$ A! v! t. x% d: wNow, it's the newfie's turn.6 y9 x& U' F! v8 [. _7 @8 E3 u
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with, q' M, a7 Z. V y
three legs, and comes down with four?' " v3 ]+ }0 q+ y3 `8 B. V, _
! T1 e) x' A* FThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all! m+ Y; A, _4 j5 |0 M3 w8 \
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all6 Y2 q6 S4 E, u
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour; O: J2 `7 c! |/ _, `
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and: p$ A' L( ~% g; N
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right, }* v# y" j$ `4 B. ]! I. `2 ~
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
( T; I9 }1 \; x9 B7 V: p% o* Q5 ]wakes the newfie up and asks,
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* A" x8 W a( d$ _7 Z! }'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and1 Z7 d! D( J" I6 |6 t. k- k7 Y
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $55 h0 H$ e) O6 s7 x( \) O7 m
and goes back to sleep.; r7 X5 [& ^6 Q
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