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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
% i e1 i6 t" P! |! Ylong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
& P7 W% q! }7 w- f+ zthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
( J# J3 m1 O, p6 Rthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so, v1 w/ @* R" n2 ^. S3 _
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
2 G! J, `# @, M2 R8 g y lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
E! o& T U6 _ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
0 ?; y; Y, s* l" {/ @you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I, O6 U) A% p+ M& f
will pay you $500. 9 T' l7 |/ e1 U# z& v) n4 Y
! X0 `9 t: B: W: h This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
6 r) ?5 I' W0 {& t$ Ethe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. n3 @# `; Z/ v v
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's0 ?. T8 ^& t3 i/ y1 ^$ q
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' " Q$ @/ t! m$ K" U- C: q
8 g5 R, ]7 J6 B+ K+ S: X6 |8 gThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
. G7 ^+ Z4 t/ ?8 w2 |pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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5 I( o1 z+ Z0 z1 q) ~% @Now, it's the newfie's turn.1 ^: ]* z6 ?' [3 b) R3 }5 N8 g7 U
$ d& t; I4 [( ?% u% g8 {He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with" H0 _% F4 N% U; B; q) a p
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all$ a, ]' b4 N. R7 ~
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all1 s1 | ?9 i# E% A
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
" k' r, N# o0 K4 k# j; tof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
/ g& ^3 E' P5 V/ N, H5 L R- D: ohands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right" A: p8 ]0 L" q$ E% S. {& n5 Q
back to sleep. : f# V& t4 @. s: d1 g* d
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
# a" ^ |+ ]6 h, G8 F) Q( d9 ?wakes the newfie up and asks, ( B, `, m- x8 `' [# l& t- b
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and! a) Z% C1 y9 [# I7 f1 f* s9 `
comes down with four?'
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6 y2 v; i1 Y' P7 G; SThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
1 a9 k1 o& j R5 ^# s1 C6 Tand goes back to sleep.
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