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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a5 V+ l) Q- n! i* p7 X
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
3 p3 R8 g% a% Y! Gthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
" u C9 b: h/ A4 i0 s2 I$ tthe newfie would like to play a fun game. & L* g( J: S! O- m$ U: ?( c$ ~
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so4 z2 x: X6 z( C3 q7 A
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The) ^: B; i- x: l, H% @; p
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I5 A$ x- d6 B d. f! M9 L, c# e+ b
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
4 m/ K4 Q3 B7 H( F) ]you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I/ K4 A9 ?6 q* H. {
will pay you $500.
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# o, D- s: `% {+ A* s+ t This catches the newfie's attention and to keep- w( z. v0 T$ ?! }+ b2 {# H7 l
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's6 ?" r2 u4 f2 p! R% c2 ~
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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+ b+ F6 b0 O {The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
1 E- {) D2 N v6 I4 Kpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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`+ P4 \" n1 N# V, [- ^. dNow, it's the newfie's turn., ]1 Y; T, o( p( I, K, b
9 D6 T! X+ w$ T# OHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
3 m* R$ P7 M" I0 O# b8 Nthree legs, and comes down with four?' 9 u P' `& L8 q4 F" [; C4 Q+ H8 [
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
) S/ w( G* Z2 {! A/ ]5 R, X6 Yreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all& M) i' |8 t, [# K, F
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
" p$ K" a% I% L8 Wof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
" B7 x# m8 a' ~5 c$ ]hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
9 N: C+ F" b$ F$ b* ]back to sleep. % q1 E4 l/ o0 O) O, N4 p
2 W0 @, m: D. a# P. l& ZThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He4 Q+ U4 [8 U4 n8 \& J3 M/ l2 E
wakes the newfie up and asks, 3 }& B4 r; w& t2 o, Z. F
, e! X! l4 E8 a. ?'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and/ j6 S& _+ k# e& z2 `" d
comes down with four?' 3 j% t7 C8 W! o3 S
" B, f# |0 S1 M6 VThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5( `! z4 F1 U+ D/ q% s
and goes back to sleep.) }6 [4 S! Q1 W$ o/ _- z
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