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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
) H+ N2 L- j5 `- m) u+ Q$ zlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
, m4 O# d: E4 Ithat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
' T4 j7 k; K0 L7 \5 W, D9 i3 \the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so# W' W" f' U) o1 T/ n; G
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
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: C+ e9 h7 p4 gask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
$ y v$ C4 Z0 H1 B* cyou pay me only $5. & Z! T) d/ s, S$ m0 z# F
" t/ ]7 w' D. U You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I1 ^3 x' H% Y3 O1 s0 @: E
will pay you $500. $ R3 P) y6 S: |: l/ K
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep! S( l2 k" h; m T7 Q! P
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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2 `( c2 V; H9 [5 k% x9 {( a4 X! eThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's5 q9 W9 I) U' j) ]$ \; }. S0 b
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' , f) O1 u" \ g
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his+ B2 n q9 ]3 r
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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. \$ o4 u( O/ q. f8 FNow, it's the newfie's turn.7 `; e. M( ?# }4 B ?* {
& O6 G- o# H; j' kHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with1 g8 m0 V' f5 m) G' f2 X4 Q
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all( X- y) R' m* d; O& Q, P; f! [
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all) a3 K o( @" M& Q* a9 j6 _, D
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour+ E% E# K' f% q
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
$ [6 D2 M8 r, E$ ]" R" S9 U/ t+ Zhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right8 w1 z& T0 ~: k
back to sleep. 2 J& A& G5 D) I
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He) y4 D. A0 ]3 E
wakes the newfie up and asks, 7 M7 @+ Z: U# J- J
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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( ~8 m4 o7 O+ \9 t! @$ d- z/ r5 Z) SThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5% U: l4 P; {2 B3 M6 ] Y; |$ @
and goes back to sleep.
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