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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
- T2 g" `/ ^; w$ Olong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
! r) R* }# ~3 v3 L* J3 H$ rthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
* C. L5 F) A4 D3 {9 @5 b; E5 f$ k3 fthe newfie would like to play a fun game. . N/ a0 a+ ?5 n B1 l4 z- {, p3 ^
$ T" E; a4 X4 R3 N% A The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
3 a1 j; y! E3 R& w0 J# d he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The1 o0 R6 Q6 O) G9 {! F+ J
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
o7 h4 s* Y Y$ t' Gask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,' N% `3 T) W: a
you pay me only $5. $ \' J+ K& F6 D) b% ?* z. k
. ~$ {' k) t! m8 v3 l! v. ] You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
1 Y& `5 r7 e0 G6 m& F will pay you $500. * ]8 K' X; S6 a7 r
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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- ]4 _* y5 o7 T, r0 E8 Y2 @+ GThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's" l$ q6 H' r$ x3 [% b
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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# n# e! L; q2 |1 kThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
/ b+ G3 w- l* p6 q1 ]0 `pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the% Q8 x6 |# c. Q, y6 b
lawyer.
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# a9 L! Q+ j: s" w: aNow, it's the newfie's turn.0 A6 I$ x8 f; B2 x' [+ L, [
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
# Q9 j% ?" ?6 m W7 Wthree legs, and comes down with four?' & ^# E; n1 J" s' \" s! v4 W% e! Z
4 L U! M( _' _/ L2 m% c' {0 hThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
4 S% z8 V$ X! W+ F7 m8 ireferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
/ k& y. |2 ^: M1 O$ gthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
0 t8 a W- G, s* ^# W2 e5 @& sof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
: M9 b" `3 y& Phands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
! u: I7 q# a0 v v0 R- Cback to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He/ p+ N/ d( U( ]" s% d" |6 Z0 a
wakes the newfie up and asks, / F9 J: Z8 }7 B. j
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
8 s5 f3 _1 u3 _, W! f7 |+ _comes down with four?'
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. D4 Y3 B0 D, G% \ FThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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