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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a7 }# {( D0 R' _; t5 o/ r
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb! ^2 i! D) U- l1 `& A2 V
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if9 a3 H7 E4 @, s7 |* N
the newfie would like to play a fun game. . f, d$ ]1 g' F9 x
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so4 G% i) L7 D- B
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
5 I3 z) O' R+ t- n+ q lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
. m* ]0 L6 r. N9 _5 y- Eask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,8 M. y% F' V# j" r# N/ b
you pay me only $5. - t/ x* |4 F, E" D4 n
9 A$ |' z7 j3 D, | You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I$ E: Y0 Q, T# o' f2 H1 R0 h
will pay you $500. 8 \1 R1 e( e- _5 q
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep% T; H8 G# |4 @9 b" d
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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0 r; g+ k0 q, j( W+ XThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
; `' e& W! @" \9 f; r- n! w$ I9 ~the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 8 g" b% Z8 a1 C: y; N, M
8 F# V+ I l4 c4 M8 wThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his1 a$ M. C) P j% Z1 U( B+ z, i
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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# i& D( d3 a, C& K6 G3 tNow, it's the newfie's turn.! d, M8 W8 k, s1 ?" T- N
8 u f8 R% \- s3 pHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with' G6 i2 F/ A/ u$ @. j I, O1 r
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
/ ^2 G, V" o( Wreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
4 F, R, X9 k+ Q8 m9 L- Tthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
- }: h; ]8 y) W8 Uof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and0 C, N% _ z6 o7 r; O" a+ j
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right3 Y- s Q$ r) F! {
back to sleep.
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# x+ \; ^2 G; p! `% Z0 y6 CThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He4 a+ L1 H% K4 o3 f3 u0 ~9 O
wakes the newfie up and asks, ' X6 l. ?2 ~5 E8 X/ _
% @' V3 ^# [0 `( X$ g7 ]/ Y& z'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
' V" R/ I5 ~; R% r7 B! wcomes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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