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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a0 `$ e' p+ c) i; t* O9 l4 H
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
$ o# w3 M' l3 i1 |0 gthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if6 K- I9 z3 k$ Q- p% k- A- _
the newfie would like to play a fun game. . j, U7 f0 C) V" h! e
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
3 D6 d( j( E! M he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
" n! F4 e1 x1 Q7 g0 d* Y lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
$ A% `. z3 I! x& ~2 Cask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
% r. M6 ~. z' Q) l) n; @2 xyou pay me only $5.
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1 M: |0 r1 r( s3 t! ] You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I/ s/ D! _& t) q) n4 s* X' S( x
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep! j; u& f* \" c8 P+ X2 b- j. Y& W
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. * {8 e) w. L3 C7 W
( [, [( @8 e, E+ h( a& vThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
+ V' X2 E. M; }4 k N* c0 [the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' ) \% G; q" k" y, A7 J
; c, O% N. p4 z6 DThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his' M/ e5 d/ C3 D; y% }4 \1 V. f
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the) F1 ?% I! S8 A1 p& F0 m
lawyer.
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- J! v! J0 w M/ C* i& nNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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4 M; h' h! }5 Y% ]He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
" T7 W7 R5 i% q# T+ J3 W' Rthree legs, and comes down with four?' , G, A/ z- j( N& l! d, C3 k
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
: C x9 g1 T- oreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
0 P ]5 H/ e. Dthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
8 v' y4 K2 Y/ ~of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
1 ]- v1 F8 A U( ]8 Yhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right% P; g* D- J' |8 d- H3 \
back to sleep. . J, Q! |. W l5 h7 z( L4 Q
5 F; S7 r, ]7 G: U4 ~/ dThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
' N( v5 |/ H+ F! Q' C" _8 ], Swakes the newfie up and asks,
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. x4 E0 b5 J% {, ` w, b'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and! [( Y3 l8 y2 ~) o* [
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5+ Q% B& ]7 q- p; Y* S' R$ `' [
and goes back to sleep.3 e, D/ H- h! G i4 v
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