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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a$ D- j1 b6 [) V7 K" r& d
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb" o" z% I( ^; J5 V2 I
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
4 P1 ^. `; o4 ]the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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( n- [2 Z" `* k' L2 r The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so+ d6 i0 _* X, u4 `
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
0 N" e3 ~( M; {9 [1 e- m+ { lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
2 o. K/ Q2 {+ y, _* j' aask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
6 d* @, [1 L D) A4 T+ k1 cyou pay me only $5.
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6 v/ l$ \ q8 ^: X; Z+ o You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
" B# m% p% O& |# R. e- D' a) V will pay you $500. + u7 ]' m5 _4 N' Y$ g- J! U- R% \
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
; `4 ?& ]' ?3 ~4 |$ O( G5 S; q0 lthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 7 `0 `3 [8 X/ ^) W$ w `2 K
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's+ G- o9 v& ^1 D3 m. j9 C, a
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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; A% ]" F( N6 u+ R' mThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his$ E; _* X# p9 @% [) D
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the' Y" Y9 W) P4 A3 H( k2 Q6 `
lawyer. % }% p: @. Z# o4 ]& {
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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3 e b2 J3 y) @He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with. z, W; H& p& b$ P! o
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all' \5 J7 Z R N
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all: S; D' M- I: v( C }3 ~1 P
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour2 }$ D! ~6 t8 m2 U5 z# v8 G
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and; f$ ]3 r2 }- H) U# x t" z, Y9 F+ w
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right$ I6 C* p, K G" Y! M1 r
back to sleep.
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" t5 @. L+ X7 z) _" JThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He! ?, N+ k" }8 T& W# J5 W( B
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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' W1 S3 r# X1 } n'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and* f! r6 u% G- V `
comes down with four?'
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/ X B6 H. l2 v1 FThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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