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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
: m N$ G2 H% ?" klong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb! t& r) E; M; ^2 ~9 M4 k+ V- F& T
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if5 ~6 Q! s* F! E! R# Y7 D
the newfie would like to play a fun game. * L" i! d( `( w' Z
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so# E; a+ A2 E) T( l* _& U, f
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
% L) W5 W5 y ^( h lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
$ Y$ I! T* G3 J0 hask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
6 T# k8 K5 {. y, ?& `5 s2 G1 j( gyou pay me only $5.
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& v0 N6 J2 J. P, W- v- z/ Y You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
$ s1 o- x$ i9 v" I/ ~ u$ c+ k will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep* f2 H. B# n$ E" q, X
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's6 }7 S+ _0 t, M; P" a6 G
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' : y; I+ W# ^ A* }( \. y' S. v
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
) a7 R. Y# O6 i& u, Ypocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the$ \8 K m! q% b- C
lawyer. ( m' u& `6 c# B+ V8 w
; [3 k) {9 p$ y; N0 U+ q& NNow, it's the newfie's turn.2 E Z) b4 X; D8 u
" t( c4 F7 W8 ]# BHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with: E5 D& t, _) o
three legs, and comes down with four?' / m u2 q+ D& U/ r7 W2 K0 T( G
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all/ ~( l- H c+ ]9 F$ ]5 \
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all7 I' `! s" A3 d
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour; W# J/ s& U$ R7 l" f; y, s# d- I# t
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and' I: J. k' r, o
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
. l! ]+ ^. G! x hback to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
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z, b% \" D2 x( e'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and) h. V# \' o5 \7 S8 ]) ~
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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