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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
, n) h" v- g6 |' ]( K7 F* Along flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
8 }5 D' h1 Q8 e, I' Wthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
4 F# Q% |" Y- _. Z( E* Bthe newfie would like to play a fun game. 2 T$ _# r% ` v, C
6 L$ s/ g% l; _, B6 P" ]& k7 u. D The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
7 I) ]( S6 q. l4 }1 y0 ?# F/ ? he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
1 f/ Y: x: j0 R1 P& l. f lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
3 e5 _: L: ?9 ~+ {& Iask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
& L3 f% `7 L/ l9 b5 g, o8 Lyou pay me only $5. , O- @1 l/ v- ?
; n) ]3 a0 z& |5 f, u( ?& } You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
) @# X$ x [: i1 W7 G$ Z will pay you $500.
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$ z' b9 j3 h7 W# O! w This catches the newfie's attention and to keep% \6 B# e7 }" _
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 9 X6 V3 G- _! x+ Z
; v: y! @* ^5 DThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
0 [% L6 j3 n6 O$ C8 Q5 p4 H& hthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
' y. W! s) | L- dpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the0 ]& U! D2 g$ K. ]
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
. y Q' U+ [& ?three legs, and comes down with four?'
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4 X- T# R) c( {The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all- i4 T) U5 E3 l. Q F
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
) ^1 W O& G3 j. Q+ b- c# kthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour2 @% H8 u& x) V7 S' A4 `/ P
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and* g4 g$ p6 z7 T6 h& ]9 @8 E
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
* P7 ^% F# {/ X l0 P5 d. i- tback to sleep. # u0 D$ I" |, Q1 @- |% l9 d
! |* z4 @$ N6 w8 S$ }The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He& a! F, G7 v, l! s# t" n* s
wakes the newfie up and asks, : v8 \0 n) p# K1 c3 {
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and; b/ J q) m$ L/ {3 J) I m
comes down with four?'
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n V! u/ d/ lThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5* M8 B. | ]' j9 R
and goes back to sleep.6 N/ S* N* {+ f" k$ B
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