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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a% m' X8 ~7 g' W' ]& ~
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb* z8 k" ?6 q1 l
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if1 p; }2 I; ]* t: V
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 6 I+ o, b- H9 h% M8 a L9 S
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so4 Y, _8 K. ?0 W; A J( Z2 P0 N& d0 u
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The# z \: R6 X7 B! Y/ {
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I, s8 o1 n; d7 k9 \" k* b
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,6 \/ W. _- y% ]1 B# P
you pay me only $5. 4 ^0 y9 Y5 {9 D8 k& m# ?
* }; p& ^ b. C2 ` S$ |* ]% q6 B You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I; W! o+ _5 ]' C: k. A& }7 X
will pay you $500.
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! e$ b H) _9 C! B" n- j. b# g4 P This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
# o6 p8 A* E% a' G/ {/ zthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. / q' F2 | R6 l; |/ Q" J* V9 L
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
& J D) x$ V7 qthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
! K( j2 g% `7 Rpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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. d! h: z" t0 {' [+ X6 [He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with5 g5 I3 M+ t: K0 r3 E' b+ ~5 I' Z
three legs, and comes down with four?' ' W4 q- G0 N; S
% m8 R2 U% ?/ {/ p8 |The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
, Q/ Q1 O: U8 S/ areferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all J0 o+ H( o) R; j9 W& h
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
/ H+ z! ^4 D3 Z A$ {1 Yof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and" @4 I, J; t! m; d. `$ C, `# X
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right. n* ^, j2 w& K6 I
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He8 d3 q! m- j! p
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
7 ?8 O% X4 e& K ocomes down with four?' 6 Q# b0 q. ?7 g/ C0 N$ B+ @1 \3 z
: ~3 s: v7 O4 \# gThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5" F5 ~6 y: f$ b2 k1 N
and goes back to sleep., i7 F* J$ S# T
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