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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a- a2 A9 ]% `/ Z6 J- z7 b, u. r
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb6 h3 ?4 h0 E5 O$ E7 x# v) N9 T
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
! s; A! {/ j- w9 ~& ethe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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5 W/ y# o. u* E The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so# f. i/ p: b: I, `% ~! W9 ~
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The O$ u" ~$ q; ~+ C7 ]
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I4 D0 Y# y4 @0 K# l
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer, Z# k! k, y5 T* F7 L8 [
you pay me only $5. C' f5 J& _+ d( e* J+ W! _7 n
- D) `' q* }3 f- X8 ?/ a( `; \& [ You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
' J+ G' W$ a" F* v$ J$ j" [ will pay you $500.
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$ Q2 C! [: i: ?$ v7 J This catches the newfie's attention and to keep |% u* H6 |+ P/ Y3 V
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. & Z5 ]8 I4 R- V. G& C4 n: t9 p2 S6 Q
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
1 W) b9 x2 _: F: c Z4 ~$ qthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' . ~/ B7 b2 I. V! a6 X! C% g- o
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
9 r* c# s" J: c, o" {5 h8 R o9 c4 lpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
3 E% u1 H- F1 _4 slawyer. 4 c, e* D# s5 Q# @. C9 N
2 a7 {: _" U& w4 I& [6 l: j* X+ UNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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1 z5 i4 q" J& E$ V2 n. b5 NThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all& r6 i0 z5 f& j7 o6 B
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all7 F$ {& `# W! k8 m% W
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
: J5 C( P" s( f+ u4 ~of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and/ u1 L" r: { O7 y
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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! p2 r2 s4 W7 O/ W {; OThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He9 n. S5 M: h, Y# M t9 Z/ a
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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' y+ z; t+ p3 Z; F! l'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and% P/ M2 B8 ]3 }# P+ B& C8 m% w
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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