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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a) U& T8 R. B0 g3 ^
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb1 f! G9 [% I2 @+ j- l1 a9 W& r5 C5 `
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if* s( T p6 a/ Z" g
the newfie would like to play a fun game. : p m; Z+ O) q, Z
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
3 }, Q9 ?! o: d, v3 A he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The* j! S: N$ D4 s7 Z
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
& `4 i5 [4 ?2 V2 I% f3 hask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
* B( `# @5 D* {0 ^% Eyou pay me only $5.
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# O9 r h- }3 l You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I8 t( R* E. S; s; T$ Y5 \; W% w
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep/ ^$ M# ?6 U( D! {6 [0 h
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. & L% L* V* S! d: ?
) @- m9 F. o: q- ~/ eThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
; N/ L8 z- |$ n0 Z0 dthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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/ X% p7 d# q3 N% K0 F' f# `The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
; L# i' g$ W9 |6 \7 t; tpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the- p% x4 c; X; [1 g3 n: r
lawyer.
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% C' M& h9 Y" c2 ~2 z+ ?Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with, n% t1 J- v! W; T6 t3 t) H: |6 E+ t
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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) r* r7 ~. X" z- l( F9 C' mThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all R/ B, L9 U8 w$ Y" u
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
3 h; h0 E9 g& [) p _the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
1 S7 W4 k' u) s/ e# l: vof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and" b B0 w! C/ K t+ _
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
$ k/ R0 d) f$ E: q' K7 jback to sleep. / h8 O; e9 n' Y; j
% |1 {: h# v! E7 uThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
+ i7 |" P- R1 }$ j0 d% _3 Gwakes the newfie up and asks, 9 s1 P1 ]) E( @0 S4 ]5 x
3 G, N# |% G# U3 F* _- N& L'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
8 ^7 ^7 ?+ Q( L$ X2 u$ rcomes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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