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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a0 m% @' a" G0 W1 Z
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb5 y% c, Q/ k" G% A8 b- |2 x! L. k' X
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
$ Q" ?1 _! G5 L* l) Z* Q" `the newfie would like to play a fun game. 6 ]0 t! F2 _( A# M, v! P( h
1 K* _* i, E; X5 g The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
8 w$ _- ~7 e2 d* `/ z _) z0 a! O he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
; S$ k" T! Z+ O3 q. | lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
4 [$ W$ l' p8 \1 d. Mask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
) T/ u: Y, l2 N0 \* r& _/ Oyou pay me only $5.
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! m' f" T6 T1 |# u* z2 m0 G You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
' b" ?# t- f& t- o will pay you $500.
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: ^0 l9 s4 _, @+ D: G- G; a This catches the newfie's attention and to keep5 T' Q! d C( }# i, g; q1 P
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's6 z' `$ _& T* Q! x
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 4 X. a1 |3 U/ {" d X
: e) B+ {% N/ P( z3 M: yThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his0 ~6 ]9 m. E4 v1 N1 T. u
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the; p9 M; q6 i) n" r# U* G
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.% L9 b: l2 X3 F) U) L$ I" y" `" D
* ^: W, ]9 m( B% P7 h: SHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with2 h& p, x4 `, o* s
three legs, and comes down with four?' 1 t- W( K4 J6 s+ k9 P5 o0 `: L- ?0 P
4 k& q+ m. B! q' j! gThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all6 f6 m7 G. M8 b$ }6 G) c$ a ^+ n$ F
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
9 ? e8 ?( F7 w. Jthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
" k& H) _/ `4 a( e& e1 K( ]of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and' M% n3 W3 S. t% T) H& @
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
% {# q% Y- Z4 ?3 {3 _- P9 H- r4 jback to sleep.
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- j5 A' T2 X. J$ ]- p, @The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He, A3 ^7 }; q( |' O( T' ]1 `; ~
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and- d5 @ [/ A1 W/ i' F1 c; S
comes down with four?'
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. T* Q, H, m/ B* G4 ^. Z; A! gThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
2 A1 U, J6 O7 x2 _and goes back to sleep.* o6 h, U6 C) W$ K
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