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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a9 \" E3 J8 K' B" W- R
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
7 R+ f- k0 i8 M. zthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if. [. b2 a/ @1 x& l
the newfie would like to play a fun game. , v( K5 T" _( V: w$ m
6 G# q& o! j0 g0 g The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
3 ?4 G& ^ |7 A6 E he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The1 B; O) F; E) M8 f% r% D3 b
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
9 o8 n; j5 i# K1 u y, _$ w% Bask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,+ m+ s0 _' N$ R9 ], h5 t* g; r
you pay me only $5. ' ]# u7 V+ [ i) r
# G4 b, g; _. M5 P You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
6 W5 w) M0 {; K% H will pay you $500.
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: @- S9 A4 K y; @& a This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
% H6 [/ }" ^: ]' @; ]9 I3 Wthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's; \5 t' R' _2 L3 G, F) H
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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% |. |9 f0 m0 R" M2 rThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his2 b8 x& Q) R9 _. N! E
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the8 t/ |( C( x5 o$ q( z* p
lawyer. 4 q* g: W1 }* ^0 \" Z! k
/ V- D0 X0 \# p T+ ]Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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6 O! S$ r6 f) Z& _He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with2 t* g2 ]: h9 A! V( e! c$ T7 x
three legs, and comes down with four?' 2 ?8 M, N, O. ^# r$ F+ j
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all1 }7 D3 t0 o, {- e# _# m' m/ Y
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
8 B3 U5 \4 `7 [the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour6 q9 u+ q h3 T- a( T
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
6 |8 h# O/ p2 `5 g8 T, G( Ihands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right1 Z# c- b, [5 \% T+ ?
back to sleep. % g& i: E9 I5 N8 c" u, ]0 w
; J* f. |+ o- F$ aThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He+ r) `. p' [, n
wakes the newfie up and asks, * F, l* p) \3 T6 a' O& y
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
# X- l) V" w3 y4 Z! }% Icomes down with four?'
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0 O+ s: v! [- E6 g; I7 oThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $54 b% Q% W) p: P6 m" q0 k; |+ Q
and goes back to sleep.& h! z- N e7 @' A( [! g$ H: b2 T/ K0 A
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