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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a: s# N Z0 g) u. X0 q
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb1 O8 b' _( Z y8 Q7 }6 a5 X% n9 V
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
1 u; f H/ q& @/ i" \the newfie would like to play a fun game. ' C, a1 _" L! L4 M/ I. O6 N
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I0 G1 o- l- {+ ]6 C, B* `$ ^
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,0 r# S$ J% p; e5 l4 B+ @; I! X; I" i) }
you pay me only $5. ; Z* ]5 ~4 s7 @! n. a
3 q7 L- X9 z0 p7 i You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I, n5 U8 u v, Z5 ?
will pay you $500. ) r+ Y% ^" F h0 w/ v3 k
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep, @' j/ ~/ o# J$ Q, ^8 ~& }
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 0 n5 R! O' p, ]( U
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
" I x; P: V: p6 {, R! g+ U/ i) {the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' * L6 Q! m* ?3 r) J3 `
9 V5 n" {/ F% ^/ b$ dThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his, z& r' r; R- m! ^ S% M
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the# H h( N& Z# ~
lawyer.
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' T& Y: a9 s% Q ? R: _Now, it's the newfie's turn.: j% @2 L( I+ M1 X
/ q. y% w$ q: H) f! n0 N( x b3 XHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
# K' q6 |' T1 g l, c: n6 z+ l" Mthree legs, and comes down with four?' 9 O# |; t, u7 }# L) i' ~
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
7 `( h- D- h: l1 [1 ]references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
8 L& G$ q6 |8 L; F; c5 |( Bthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour+ s" c, M- Q# z$ ]; w# Z6 `4 }
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
. s: D; }0 W w0 E8 e) T' C* vhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
& `; u. V& T9 A. e2 k5 Oback to sleep.
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' s3 N/ u: F% U0 w5 D3 ?The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He% C- L- C) S9 M; q% p
wakes the newfie up and asks, |' {$ @: X) a7 A, t6 H
9 @: `3 S4 }+ i/ }- g'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and% X. ?/ H* t. M" \0 P. b4 a
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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