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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a' c$ H# H+ }( Z3 X6 L! v& s
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb, q5 n" @* w4 x) J: _
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
- c' F4 O( D6 x+ f% W) ^3 o. n6 \8 Nthe newfie would like to play a fun game. / ]2 U# H0 Z% b$ I
0 D" L/ n, a! m, ]; O The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
, e0 R7 m9 } S& [5 c3 R! ` he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
5 r7 Y7 Y4 A4 m8 I8 b lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
$ E; V+ L) S4 E2 O. @3 u1 aask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,! z( K- s$ U" D$ a) G# q
you pay me only $5.
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; l: r! i/ ^2 `4 d You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I6 Q$ X" M. N# C5 p" X- s6 |$ }
will pay you $500. $ J6 o' T2 E1 T: E9 e8 p2 }
; O9 i( R' F* P" g This catches the newfie's attention and to keep- B: O4 b- Z6 j7 `" g/ w
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ' O' g4 `( |* S4 T6 Q
1 [* {% Y$ T: ?% l+ yThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's( _6 [: @2 ]5 t2 ~* `
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 7 B: N* Z4 ?& i& T
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
2 A1 J9 [. K6 ]- _- I- Hpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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/ l" F7 t8 e5 k; ^9 pNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with; j* E8 j0 M3 P$ Q0 x; l* e6 u
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all* A/ L. r3 J9 C' B6 }) C7 J8 p: }
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all# g' x& N8 A+ z+ L5 }
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
: W6 F7 m7 Y. H% X( G8 s, ]4 Zof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and5 O" J6 e* V* @: |
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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P# B( G* h7 ~% {6 j- L6 O4 S5 RThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
1 l* s, x. L$ y# d. j9 Twakes the newfie up and asks, 9 k; k* y9 ?2 E4 P+ `* ~/ P8 ^
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
$ R9 {2 V4 a! C# y: b9 F( C% o$ Rcomes down with four?' 3 q0 U0 i2 k, L- g
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $58 s! A6 v# o6 G, q+ @! s y
and goes back to sleep.
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