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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a3 f8 e7 A# ~ F) e
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
' h0 e( k+ P9 [. ithat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
5 l5 ~) t3 D/ Dthe newfie would like to play a fun game. - Y$ S0 E N! |8 _( ]+ W
# Y6 `. H8 J6 E% R: G& W: a2 A j) B The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
/ `0 b, n: j! \. P9 c he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
1 g0 s# L, Z4 P% [1 |/ E; J lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
7 q- U; \6 J1 B' dask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
; {+ p& k L$ \& Qyou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I( a# n5 h0 W2 f* @
will pay you $500. 8 U' Y+ U- k6 {! l: s
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep# O+ w4 u" L8 r) U$ `3 e
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 1 d: Q, E6 n2 E! o7 J# l: z+ Y
6 _+ W* X6 I# a: Y# s% [+ PThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's. A, X5 x* s4 g$ l
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 1 }4 v7 E7 f' h8 t
9 x& K& Q, C, p2 d0 {% ~) Z) F# dThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
% c& B& ]% Y8 T0 L2 ]0 tpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the3 T% M4 [/ _3 V& {) \$ C: s+ ~
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.% m! W5 p1 m* f* ?! V
( |% i( g2 G4 [& vHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with3 N0 `* a3 Q, P) z1 p! i
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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2 j0 c$ x: l3 a5 s5 c9 k- m5 AThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all4 y7 q, p, ~9 ?* v3 D
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
b! C9 e( P; u& s5 U0 nthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
& D% Q2 B7 F0 P$ n: a/ a( qof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and. g7 R# i* a0 j9 O
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
( c$ a6 S5 i r- ~" K4 U% Owakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and8 p- k6 x# B6 Z
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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