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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a+ g4 F+ [0 P6 z F
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
/ j: Q3 D" q" F+ Athat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
+ v9 n5 @ C |5 Q5 g+ H# Fthe newfie would like to play a fun game. . h$ o5 W/ o- d2 U; X' P8 E& ~
) b0 b) _8 V. U+ U The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so7 Y2 K7 A* s( c
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The/ k4 N* e9 X2 w! s" r
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I7 ?4 `7 |' T3 @( z) a7 [
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
; Q9 ?# ?) X* {7 t5 ~8 @. h6 Kyou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I( S( q% x# {4 d* Y5 G
will pay you $500. " J) C: ~5 S4 M; n! t1 v
& U+ L" C$ ~3 i# F3 _ This catches the newfie's attention and to keep. f6 [1 p' n7 {4 G D+ J0 l
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's9 Z) D1 A6 v$ z: {5 M3 G
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' ; q4 o- Z/ m4 V! U
1 _" q4 z3 q4 O0 _9 T- XThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his2 ]4 t* a9 f% V( M
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the! l6 U5 S+ }+ K6 W' S! m
lawyer. - a) _' g3 V+ ?* N P
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.7 `; N' _8 p z3 b1 |* q
" }+ O( c7 y: NHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
+ A- c6 A2 |; r4 e9 uthree legs, and comes down with four?' % M+ p+ t: o. O
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
% z. O; z9 N6 O# ureferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all% C' @9 M& k: L/ o7 o" O. G
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
, [4 Y% }4 @2 L! p/ U9 p4 ~of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and# ], M3 L/ O, T/ ~1 D
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
1 o) B, }# ]4 ~$ lback to sleep. + j, j1 R1 M5 \7 w2 n2 I" b
1 g* k# B- K4 ]) [! vThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
7 S, n d( Y5 i5 G1 S/ Ewakes the newfie up and asks, 9 v, Z2 |. d+ |; H6 e0 H* h
+ p# X ?8 t7 Y'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
- J# ]! |. x/ \, j4 ?: ycomes down with four?' 7 p. `! ` {5 ^7 S6 i& O
/ s* f: S6 g8 j/ B, A8 ?The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5: z! P0 a2 b3 J. V. S( C
and goes back to sleep.3 V& `1 w; _# G+ V0 r
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