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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
0 Z; q5 @' P" p+ m8 Q4 E; tlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb$ C# r$ V# T3 Y; N
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
+ C( R0 }/ h+ w, y: ~1 Bthe newfie would like to play a fun game. 7 [& v) s g& K% s( ^$ Y' O" S1 J* k
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so3 ]- N% z# Q0 z; _( o" F! D9 T
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
+ g- Y2 R+ ~' I) v% u( x4 E lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I) I1 `5 v- e; L- D5 J0 j/ s* L
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,% }1 a9 {. y$ e% n5 u" Y
you pay me only $5. ! t. _0 i3 h) S. P1 {0 |1 u [
, f3 s3 i6 q/ I' x You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I! w' }4 N. G& c/ a
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
3 D9 g5 `! S: V8 S3 fthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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1 @& V: i3 j; b i5 k# fThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's. ^ m7 N% Z# g: i2 ]6 R& n
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his4 e7 G# F4 g. R, c" u2 Y5 ^' Q0 b
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the; \8 ^6 }5 r8 R0 v7 o: C$ ?' a
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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) x5 P2 r" l: Y! q' G# \" a; m8 XHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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' A% A1 I0 ]+ D9 m- c3 V$ dThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all( ?9 D) [8 x8 A* R
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
3 V" S4 H3 j( ?the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
6 \: A6 U/ E R% Q: ]4 i V9 Pof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and8 o* V- Q* e/ @
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right3 E; V U% U3 R- O% _! D2 k
back to sleep.
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0 S8 Y$ a7 j1 M) s# JThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
7 J# L9 V4 F6 _$ y( J% X. {0 T% kwakes the newfie up and asks, }" J u9 v& e. o1 @
. |' M% ?) }! q1 v- E. n2 m L# M'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
% M$ X$ w9 s { ncomes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $59 s+ K: w7 _, y ?2 W* ?) g
and goes back to sleep.1 u& V; D) l1 V. B2 f$ w" q3 W6 L
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