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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a* U# X" D+ R, D( T
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb G& ~8 ?- j' F) c1 U8 q& m, H3 @
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if9 h/ I. o0 R# C0 k0 ^
the newfie would like to play a fun game. : \1 m; p% I$ E( T8 }7 U A6 W! O
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so# a! e0 G) f$ l+ t
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The6 u% O9 t. b2 n. n$ J6 d6 E
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
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you pay me only $5. ; _. d$ B: Z) x
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I. G' X9 D& q" E
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep" j+ @2 ^1 B# i* G
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's( K3 w5 W- s4 `9 F) ^
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 9 W1 ]9 [" E) a! x1 W. M
% [6 {: M% [5 V, s( C) KThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his# F* |! U& p5 o7 k4 }4 |
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.- g& P; o& r; l5 i/ f5 h/ L2 q
X% G8 b' R- X3 J5 z9 `9 G+ `/ A7 AHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
* J: u* O; {2 e" vreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
/ L& ^' B0 K% O! C) G7 lthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour* _4 y$ X, ]- x, w5 e6 O& Q
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and0 g$ p: O |3 g" f. r" t
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
/ b1 Z( E J5 A+ I4 Awakes the newfie up and asks, 0 n6 \4 I2 F. }
7 H2 O# f- {; r& y'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and5 W2 U6 I& ~2 x' H1 [# T1 ~! z7 ~
comes down with four?' 9 W# X9 ?$ {2 n* J: K6 }8 B( x
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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