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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a* V- k4 [& m' q9 r0 p$ A# ?
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
7 p0 @4 n2 b+ P, ~8 fthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
* {1 f" f$ y1 q, f- [- M* _the newfie would like to play a fun game. 4 `5 v8 V7 F* k" T- ]3 V3 c
1 h$ f- ~+ P! p! F# g9 N& z- n The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
J8 v3 z7 ?8 h% M$ [# p he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
6 Q: q. i9 z O$ [/ X lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
3 O1 @' {. X& D0 M/ g6 @, o) P/ }: `ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
r3 c, A; T( M2 v3 e: kyou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I: t) T" U7 S* |& R" D1 W
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep( t) }1 w* b. W- t, E& v
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ) X4 F' c! y/ v; O& j
3 r8 f4 U7 E; o, BThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
. m" M: T7 K2 m4 ^# Jthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' & F9 X: e; z/ T4 e4 Y
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his, w! m, `" d6 \7 n
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.: ^8 H3 m' }/ r
/ d2 B, r9 [+ _/ I2 r( hHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
7 |& o/ ^$ O9 U6 Y ^' _$ ithree legs, and comes down with four?'
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: ?" S& p0 \% ]- r- k- R, Z6 BThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
( D% Y; ~% s; ]4 i5 M3 ?3 Jreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
# _# z6 B+ U& N9 Ithe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour( S4 p4 E+ U6 O8 w l* y; U
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and: _- F1 ~4 J. |, J
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
& E6 j$ G3 Z5 w3 ~$ gback to sleep. . k+ \( q1 f' C. I# M1 w
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
- x9 s. m0 B' k$ p" [% swakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and. J& v) p0 W/ |: \
comes down with four?' ! q6 a( W' Z8 p1 ?# s- D1 B
+ m3 O2 S8 V" F' f Y/ c( AThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
4 ?+ h; N0 m% Y4 F; gand goes back to sleep.1 c5 I* n0 ~- N; S' \9 U( l9 j
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