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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a1 N& s% a4 ?$ w& _: i* b
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
' ]. R! O+ R0 [4 l4 s+ jthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
F, T/ Z9 s; }/ t, @the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
# D, V7 f7 ~$ y; O4 a he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
- }5 Q2 Y! @: R s! G lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I( G5 @ c# D3 F# R8 B
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
# t2 z7 f5 l8 H! k& M1 v" oyou pay me only $5. - Y% J' I1 \' w' z: l
) O, x; |) X2 E6 Y You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I- Y+ |- J% Y7 W
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep3 M1 y; F B! k$ h Z2 _
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. % N4 k+ I6 V4 h8 F+ [( y
& k8 Y( _+ Y* X4 Y$ }' hThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's; ^; U$ c c8 |5 S4 [7 u
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 5 Y4 f8 v5 g9 v* j9 I5 J
6 H" [# [, i# d8 QThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
( N, c1 t, v2 q/ q' fpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
5 m) ]- } L+ d2 p+ N( slawyer. ( |* f' a7 R: X# c A
( F0 L( ~/ e- h2 c8 aNow, it's the newfie's turn./ V9 g( k$ A8 ]& x
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
& V/ T% n+ y( {6 _8 cthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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: ?3 ?7 A& L/ x; T& W/ GThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all' f$ a2 E! X* s6 H
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
7 Z6 a/ d5 |8 j) m" s5 tthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
$ z8 B, Q. o' e, c' u* h8 g9 R0 J# F. U. B9 aof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
/ \! z; ~( h) D9 shands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right# _, l# g# j0 u" b6 W5 u% s! d
back to sleep. O9 k3 v# {4 G" d! c; G6 q
. ^1 z. C8 ~0 u( g& p" v( eThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
+ n5 @8 t2 i* y+ b1 h+ P' _wakes the newfie up and asks,
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( c3 @3 O2 f. t- y1 L4 `* ?6 `'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and9 x0 V: f$ Q; ~6 g5 A7 W
comes down with four?' 5 q K* H; @9 x# ?$ D/ a/ h7 z* n
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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