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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
2 S- u, p" C: O( {/ _long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
6 P0 I9 a! k% G: cthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
3 A1 s1 X! L: v7 W6 M" Mthe newfie would like to play a fun game. / [0 B! A* J: h2 y! @$ `
% v& Q: w- ?9 S! j. P: y; K The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
! _& R. _4 s% B, f; i! D6 u he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The! G M9 r/ ~5 U# I( h. h
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
5 u" T2 z2 i7 ^! _ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,: j7 ?: x2 L) r+ g7 \
you pay me only $5.
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1 d9 }. e. X e' Q You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
7 _9 [/ w! D2 }* B will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep4 r" n; P! w* d/ T3 k- {
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
}; N5 f# a) Y. ]the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
. k8 j- r3 r+ v+ V6 |5 @) rpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the8 G3 p; ?: v8 _# I
lawyer. 0 z: i7 c1 [6 }1 I& Z
7 |2 g5 Q6 G& P6 p9 g- HNow, it's the newfie's turn., X! W7 |( q) Y( H+ h3 u/ A
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
% c- k6 }- F1 n' E( Kthree legs, and comes down with four?' ) F. c) E: M a# T# v
0 P" u7 p. _- \1 k& T' q+ a qThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all* s% ?) I8 d Y9 D5 M
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
. Q( r# r+ [. P! e' }the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour4 d" N' Q* w$ _ ~5 ^! K: n2 h
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
, q7 I; T) }; D' N. U& U# hhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
8 o& R Z. W& X+ V9 }5 t% rback to sleep.
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6 M2 p! \5 A9 f3 B2 {The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He1 F$ o- ]: z% o k
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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% K+ v# e3 E8 Z/ I( n'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and5 ~* E0 X8 H# v$ e1 Y- k
comes down with four?' , j( T' a" o8 M: J5 Z
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5! A2 ~7 t4 o5 W, Q. K
and goes back to sleep.7 F( B9 G& o F- K
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