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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
" m8 T9 ~1 [( O# a1 s0 S! Nlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
6 a8 S1 `/ b% _8 rthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
& ]/ e V, X# ~) M! Rthe newfie would like to play a fun game. . c5 u& V2 E8 {8 @2 @
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
7 ?) g" \+ q0 B2 y) V8 N he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
3 x! F! C' q) O- s, g lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I, R; R% L$ \8 U. m0 V
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,$ U9 g B7 u: f4 \, u/ n3 E
you pay me only $5. $ R" D3 `% y4 N0 y4 l# U/ O; w
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I8 r8 w/ o) ^. M
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep \6 y) {9 {( i! f; E9 u: H
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. K9 ^/ A2 L* D" n8 ^3 S% Z
( {# k; k: J/ {3 }The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
) Q3 S9 `7 k0 b" W5 B& d: F- Y* }the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 3 T* H) s' C0 Y( \' i9 @
7 C% w- s: p. g8 K. G" I3 v( fThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
+ a7 p8 l2 X7 p+ ^pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the. J. {; v8 n. m- [3 g
lawyer. 3 m9 O0 M% }% H3 ^2 J1 J r. S
# d b0 J& K2 sNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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- ~4 y" F$ o- a% l PHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with& n, g; v N4 e5 c: _0 I
three legs, and comes down with four?' 1 E/ I( A$ i7 z7 x% P: |
9 k' h$ L( d3 N# [- YThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
6 }1 W1 u' |7 L& ]9 k0 Q, Z; Nreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all$ R8 h# @% _3 X6 ]+ @
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
) o' i) x1 X5 I, T4 Rof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
. E2 U* Z9 v, \- c0 H0 d8 Uhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
% R6 [, d+ J$ x! I" `! q9 mback to sleep. % M" s* S; Z# F# U1 S& f' e" P
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He) G2 u( h9 _/ @; Z
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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4 K1 O* {; [; ?( S: h4 _'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
- u, }% I. o D! Y6 n1 Q; d( Y- _comes down with four?' & O/ X# G \* x% T" s% S, f
; R+ d' }" o q6 R$ [$ f, h4 O: w# EThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $58 j" A: W% U3 @' i+ W- L
and goes back to sleep." } p# l' E: `7 n0 H
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