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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a! r) n. R8 `' H" {
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
. j v* u) e6 f0 I6 T+ dthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
( [ {) X! R+ w5 ?. f' _; y( Nthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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n& B, u/ }2 g; E; N/ J' W' e8 j/ K The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so2 F n. U; ~, }
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The* d9 \8 {1 |3 l% H; ~# [
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
1 A: X" ~; E( G5 B# c) `$ aask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,3 Y; m9 D6 w( J0 o( G0 U, z
you pay me only $5.
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3 k0 g6 P0 q W7 B" ?7 y: C You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I6 ~: q: B- {/ u9 [( ]4 J
will pay you $500. . O2 A* L& O+ x' C* Y4 u- ?
# l; F9 ^# ]0 B8 \" l This catches the newfie's attention and to keep0 L$ C R7 `* A5 ~+ j6 c
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. & G+ y: f& u4 w$ P7 {$ V+ F
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's+ h* H; N1 _& ]1 |3 o4 P
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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! t, h& X3 G r, W8 R! t7 m8 ]; B- OThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his( w9 `8 [0 K9 d6 b
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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8 P, v- k! A# e' yNow, it's the newfie's turn.7 k9 Y( O: I+ X0 D
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
' K8 _% h# W' vthree legs, and comes down with four?' c1 ?: e+ X, k/ n% V3 e ]
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all3 o' @7 j; W( q3 h+ {3 y2 B
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all. a# {+ Q& k1 Z- {
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
- T" u% ~$ T Xof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
( ~$ }$ d- O) k3 h4 Whands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right$ g! R" d. G7 G0 |1 O( R
back to sleep. # q% C. ]! ^+ T2 G# ]9 j
4 T7 u% I. A, MThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He: p& S2 I0 w( O/ X, \6 ^
wakes the newfie up and asks, # d; q4 H7 J8 |
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
7 S' _: C3 n: x3 l8 q3 Bcomes down with four?'
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* S" X& t! X3 y3 ?# d9 CThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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