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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a' S7 |0 I* m: `( c$ n
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
! p% i' B3 B9 O& W4 ?that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if# e/ Q$ e3 s( ]- M" w J
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 9 K2 M/ e4 u! ~7 O! B4 W
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so2 x w. l& N I% u
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The- k/ |0 D) k# S7 R
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I% X7 q( F+ d7 G( c# T5 D$ k' o. ?4 }
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,/ D$ u8 h3 t* b0 B7 N
you pay me only $5. ' o& E3 g- U4 r: d
! y4 k* m- c W- y0 p- s7 j You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I/ d$ T; @- g; h$ V* @
will pay you $500.
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) D8 [5 y! Q7 H4 ? This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
. V- U- y7 C' l+ tthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
+ O' I. ^2 Y& V/ ?# a @the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his$ h8 t9 J) d x+ o9 \- o, O
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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; G. G, X, W7 f. n7 i( ]He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
/ u0 J5 ~8 A* t) m- Z3 s/ ^three legs, and comes down with four?' - N9 @8 c0 {8 U) ]) P }* b
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all1 p- K7 C! C8 f
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
p2 C8 l' Q8 U% x: B! b9 g" Vthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
# @# }0 a3 ~* S# D. K: Fof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and- s& |' j/ f1 i) k4 d3 V
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
: u% w/ ~! u2 a3 qback to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
4 [0 f0 D1 Y5 m$ N5 zwakes the newfie up and asks, / F! m7 ^# m3 Z ]
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
* L9 q, Q& C0 E# H9 hcomes down with four?' + t3 x% J* Z2 E8 g+ ]
( V5 m1 e& o2 L' gThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5: w6 v% S) @) u; f( M4 S* p
and goes back to sleep., n3 k7 w- ^. U( Z. L) V# a
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