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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
$ G2 U1 K* Q/ }: C0 A6 c9 ylong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
8 F% m' U& [( ^ w& J5 Y9 l+ U5 bthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if }: j- v+ V" f8 F% |2 O
the newfie would like to play a fun game. ! }" Y$ f3 G& Z! M) }
$ {# ?: X& @) L The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
+ Q' P6 P0 X5 ]3 I) E* i8 R he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
+ h+ U$ i$ G$ H* X8 M5 b, q' M lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
1 |) A3 ] }7 w, a8 W+ [4 ]ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
7 c6 `2 S7 Q$ Q0 D4 [you pay me only $5. ; k) @1 U4 A. n4 e
2 ?$ q6 D8 G6 L `+ | You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I$ i' t# m7 ^: Y: O% R) E
will pay you $500. 6 V, T9 B# I& [) M
4 v% ^# p+ e" l! h2 z+ [ This catches the newfie's attention and to keep9 o4 } `4 \" R( K% K. F" B
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's$ g( q( [% _# c1 ~
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 2 a% o) _7 T. ~' J) P
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his/ S6 x: f2 e8 E
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the+ K' t# e" d" ]8 o8 v: v
lawyer. * a- y0 E% p4 ~5 f! M
* P/ S4 ` f$ j7 F9 H6 f% MNow, it's the newfie's turn.0 `9 Q9 U5 c0 S0 v- @
) A; _, R3 D1 [8 C( hHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
+ J- i5 Y' r- zthree legs, and comes down with four?' 0 R# {9 Z5 m* k4 Y3 ?( ]: u t
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
- L9 ]% E. f. @/ ?0 E0 Creferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
8 P3 ?! P4 t$ O mthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
3 m9 U. w- v- z( H- z/ F8 U7 \! Bof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
* ]1 m# _( G5 L# d$ Ehands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
) p# |; c! b' ^# C$ b$ @back to sleep.
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9 _9 Y: G: `- L) U7 K& n: uThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
. N( c; ]- T# _# A. h. V/ wwakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
! Z7 m% H4 b$ C; d4 p# tcomes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5# p- U& C6 x9 z5 o& h7 Z
and goes back to sleep.
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