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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a5 Y- g7 p7 T8 x+ V+ [4 f/ c
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb9 |" p6 W( N; F
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if( i3 b4 t1 g8 h( m/ X4 Y2 B
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 4 o% q" X& o$ S: c( f
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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9 ~) |7 @1 R1 N+ O lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I9 ]8 e1 P* B4 R" S
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
Z5 R" ]. B% U9 _7 E0 gyou pay me only $5.
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0 \6 O" `1 j' s/ R; w You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I8 L6 E; H) S* U; {# I$ F7 _
will pay you $500.
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% s8 o# Z' q* j. x# I This catches the newfie's attention and to keep& D% [1 F7 T, c3 ]. ]6 B' N
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's) H8 D; v' u9 t4 K/ S. x
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his. S" ^7 X8 R! @0 n2 p! a
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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! @: n) S3 H9 R$ x6 J: `' {. D0 [Now, it's the newfie's turn.$ U: x5 r! C3 o2 p( O. e+ N. V3 u
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with. O% I! G; @8 c$ P! n" ~+ N
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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# r8 v! U1 B/ R' I8 ?$ ~The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
% V: d4 n$ {% H7 q; Z* S# s* q0 g* Greferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
4 k7 Y v2 V9 W# U" c% W0 Q {the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour& b& E6 h5 X: y z) O( f% L
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
+ N4 h6 q1 t, N5 Nhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
5 O: w3 k6 k$ i+ `: t' z3 Wback to sleep. 6 n0 n, R2 w% T
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He2 c- y; W4 ^+ X2 e6 D
wakes the newfie up and asks, 9 w) T* Q" Y) Q& }
' s# z6 l1 c6 }( ^'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and5 O G, @8 ]' Y t0 [
comes down with four?'
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$ }+ }- n. e4 ]4 I6 \The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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