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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
# ~. }# J4 `( |3 f5 qlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb8 N' O( p |& d ^& D: Q6 ~2 \
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
) j; ?! M$ V8 I$ n/ a$ ^) Y c% wthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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6 R9 L/ e7 k. L0 L! R1 d The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
5 _. J0 T# y9 F1 }6 G. j7 D he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
0 H( l# v) C4 c0 s lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I9 t$ `) ^' K( O
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,3 b J+ r0 h, O2 D2 k. L; B
you pay me only $5.
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- f7 }( f( H0 t6 _1 Q4 d You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I; a. I2 s a) Y9 E9 V! _% Z7 K* e
will pay you $500. 8 h/ h y5 n+ b! p/ M
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep i* q8 \" h, r0 r
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. : Q+ T% [3 W- K
( i: {, y7 L1 n B- V" W3 |The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's; P, p4 y8 h, y2 ^- _% `
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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! B. x* i; W7 BThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his! J( @8 @8 t2 t2 [9 p+ a
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the* y: z5 l9 E) x! f
lawyer. 6 J7 _# i) R6 O' I+ C+ h5 d% @
4 S0 s0 _7 I* ]. [ }& xNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with% V; j$ M' e9 M M0 J0 m9 ^( B
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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0 E: A! t5 I) M' t3 `% UThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all4 @, P% T$ L3 e& v( X* Y6 w! m9 V
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all9 v& ]1 w v- e! h
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
4 w3 e; v8 ?# Q8 J0 Pof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
! ~7 e7 F! H7 C+ [9 s! Fhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
6 G& s: j& d8 ~+ Uwakes the newfie up and asks, 9 Z* w5 A" G# ?6 t
$ c$ Q( H9 Q8 @'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and' W8 q7 x) f! [. W4 j
comes down with four?' 4 n O: _6 _( @7 z& z% u, V
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5* S3 r( W6 a8 E% [
and goes back to sleep.3 k5 Z( G. ^* q& _$ J- V
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