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A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a Z% L2 [ h& n7 r
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb# E m& y* } w
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
. y6 @- W% |3 M+ `* W8 X% a0 _the newfie would like to play a fun game. ; @) W% v* M. k9 s9 m; O
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
' a% s/ F6 q6 j- X | H3 T he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
6 b7 i: K0 Z& s5 C! | lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I+ F- J0 `# T: S1 o( L1 X# d, J
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer, G, ?6 J* [! I7 s
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I. [! g; Q" Z# G8 ?, m, G
will pay you $500. $ U0 M+ P% W. q' e+ Z
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
$ c7 {* E# f9 Q0 a( n+ {the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. - E. L$ r# O5 Z: ^) X5 ?
/ H9 }0 A7 y4 m( e- c LThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
$ ?/ a8 w) H& A( qthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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' d1 G7 b% e8 | a& W. l9 b6 I0 tThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
J# G+ |7 Q: v: j9 }- Wpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
9 U: T; I6 a/ `7 a& ^ y- ]/ J! Ylawyer. A+ K, c$ e. [7 d) {8 L' o
1 e, Y" l1 o- H; p6 }) k& i4 F5 Y" C3 rNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with- u( P4 U, U8 x+ F, K& z
three legs, and comes down with four?' * A% S) w2 j* n& n
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
1 X, { D$ N7 U* e, S- F: D4 ureferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
$ O3 k- g( g4 C/ P: Qthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
5 l$ w c4 j# G% j/ N0 Fof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and8 @, o- {6 `: _; ~
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
5 i# F9 |3 ]$ t7 W8 vback to sleep. & z* K3 `4 B* `! R6 v8 |% Z
$ f' v$ i4 X6 w7 U, tThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He0 Y7 i) v, n6 \* L
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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: Q7 ], d; e/ c% H8 q8 ]'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
5 X; ~7 e1 n% y, icomes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5! E, d4 o; l% j$ o
and goes back to sleep.
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