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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
1 o0 ?$ I+ H+ c+ o2 Plong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
% y; O' O9 K4 rthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
( R! I) x" b. J O) |0 hthe newfie would like to play a fun game. - o# E1 b/ N& C0 Z& Z
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so9 G: G* H) _6 m1 t& c. u0 l3 H. @
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The) m9 a! d: P" {& H* [
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I6 t9 N6 D& P" {+ T% Y
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
1 }+ L5 U' h3 s- f: cyou pay me only $5.
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/ [7 l* _/ H/ z1 o' n6 }" Z; O You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I7 n* X% [' H; T7 J0 D5 o
will pay you $500.
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, B5 e' `. M! W8 K This catches the newfie's attention and to keep5 b$ f1 G5 x* Y; g" ?0 `8 i
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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! ?6 C$ {5 `. i i4 h pThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's/ o3 w2 {# K ^6 j3 L$ R) I
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 1 o+ O9 @, E0 l1 {% b6 ~
3 j, Y7 X1 X d% RThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his0 O+ ]* \ F# ?$ `% C' ^/ u
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the7 L; b1 N! l c" E! O! O
lawyer. # h+ T. D, [& F5 s3 G2 A. H& U- Z
% c3 a. v& t% x1 zNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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& ]" c; g) k3 m/ ZHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
; ~" X3 z) z! S/ xthree legs, and comes down with four?' 6 K4 W5 n7 a. l2 ^8 g
1 q( w: d( ~# _4 F vThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
8 X# l; `) Q. ~% Sreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all; i! |5 E- q- w5 m6 f) O
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
9 ~3 ~5 g* U& T( \ _$ p6 k4 J" wof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and0 g6 V% J B( R; I
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right4 D! g$ e A7 u2 V' y$ W- x
back to sleep. 9 t+ C' R# `( u: n+ V: l
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
5 x3 b2 I6 G- f: M/ Uwakes the newfie up and asks, * j* T% N- f& g2 j! A
/ X5 d5 n2 j& m* `'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and, ^: V) C* w$ ]! n3 J& @5 u$ {, _
comes down with four?' 1 ~" O x' f4 ^1 X7 O' Y4 ?. {
& B! d/ G: y9 f5 }" O# e) sThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5! V! ]- a, [, `/ [3 D+ i& w
and goes back to sleep.
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