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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
a4 J9 F, o+ l* Z: Z1 Hlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
$ v; C0 { r' O3 L# x1 qthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
% }4 {* w h! @% |" S4 n0 l$ w/ Ythe newfie would like to play a fun game. & G! v8 o. g: e0 c# K+ g
2 u8 G# H( y" e7 r5 j The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
0 N5 N$ g j9 {7 D: ] he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The1 \% ^% i, V6 x
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I5 o# g2 c9 G4 J8 z1 @" i6 ?: ~
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,, U9 _0 j1 X+ L8 C
you pay me only $5. ; E/ v$ ^5 Z% x+ [5 O
6 W# `8 K. q* L% ?/ m& E( W4 i0 e( u You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
4 ~, c9 [3 M9 t. @% w9 G will pay you $500.
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& w3 u- C0 G; A( K- c This catches the newfie's attention and to keep. Y" N# \( {, a9 n9 \( P( ^9 I& c
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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7 `& M/ p* |: i8 s. {The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
2 L1 d- B! J) i, Y" F# w8 e6 rthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
. e/ c) W( w" q3 Apocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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# l/ \$ q" t+ UNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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8 T: F( N+ N6 v+ h: K" {8 f* {He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
# {! b% |' e- O; ]( I: v, I0 kthree legs, and comes down with four?' ( d! _$ j3 i# P4 _9 }
/ T" ~5 _7 ]2 a7 U0 g' b2 hThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
, A* t7 }! G6 Y/ |% q9 Z- xreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all, @0 N6 l+ `5 O& j0 ^0 K8 o9 H) ]
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
' v, ?0 c+ y7 G& Zof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and3 N1 |& Z+ r. r& q
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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( t7 F9 E" K; F9 K( t- BThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He) ~7 N8 R& |) I) m4 W: D9 h/ L
wakes the newfie up and asks, : w9 j' n y2 n6 W4 D; I o
# A# H3 u; Q9 ?8 `( v; x& s: h/ ~'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
7 V$ x& ~: t: V5 s9 o* ^7 Ccomes down with four?'
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$ P, y3 K1 p' g" Q3 `; B4 yThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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