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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a5 W; _9 J7 U) V! L
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb8 o9 e6 ~; U: w8 h( Y" `/ S! i/ q+ p
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
! F7 J. k# Y4 R. mthe newfie would like to play a fun game. ! n* d. N; W* y$ M3 U% t
@$ g+ T( k# I) I The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
5 V7 c' Z% U5 K, z4 E' C he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The2 |' ]2 j! z' l
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
5 i. F2 y+ u; J( D# |ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
) E& _: [$ I3 R6 t' myou pay me only $5.
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$ {/ ?. F( M2 }( B3 J+ x+ t( ? You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I5 r7 |. o ~& o& y# H, k( F
will pay you $500.
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( M* {6 a% ]6 z4 I& X# e This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
/ i6 q8 T2 C. n7 L3 S1 \/ gthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
6 m$ i& g7 E$ I3 ^the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' `! q6 [2 o( s7 q
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
; c; ~' \& [7 V: T4 ~$ I" s3 @pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the! C8 Q, V" P1 ?: O2 F' o8 o7 Q" V
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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! H- ~9 k+ T6 e' VHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
9 E0 W& B' c" E, H3 ?+ W! d& q/ x! vthree legs, and comes down with four?' % T2 i+ i( `& _- }7 S" l
) D, L+ S% u! MThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all- I- m6 b$ Y9 R2 a' K D1 o" J, r
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
( N- z$ v C8 athe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour6 s& z. c2 v/ F( r4 z
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and9 e5 b. x/ M$ _( {
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
4 q# @, ?5 `: E, r) e; z1 h: jback to sleep. 1 A- l6 `% a1 o2 `* n( u; R0 X
. e5 H, Q( @4 ?& k2 mThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He) P; X1 D9 W, Z2 x6 k
wakes the newfie up and asks, # r# S; O2 b) D, R$ U& m
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and. B. g/ \8 {/ c1 |5 l4 Q: D
comes down with four?'
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4 X9 e6 v& d7 KThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $57 q" _2 L* A+ w
and goes back to sleep.4 c. ^2 O" a1 Y* K) q W
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