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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a2 J# i- w: D' b
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb4 M9 ~( b9 Z/ I% t8 D8 Z& \* N+ z
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if/ c6 ~ Z' I0 g! \$ q6 Q
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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8 S) S. [& m6 T4 L3 u" ?" B8 x$ d+ { The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so5 z N; K3 _2 B' c2 A; Y ]
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
5 w4 w: S' l* z9 ^ lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I* w: w$ W1 L5 _+ u+ Z/ D4 J
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,0 I; }1 F# Z9 B
you pay me only $5. ! ?' y) d2 a$ n* [) A/ |/ o
1 n; i" s+ B8 J0 D You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
; E1 y& j% W- c+ L: V3 X will pay you $500.
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. T' q+ W4 l# ? This catches the newfie's attention and to keep5 o& l) @6 d1 x- j! D
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's8 d% }$ {: M) g0 r7 X7 o$ K
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' ' I) O- G1 a9 ]: C3 D
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his! ]: w0 C$ v& q! ^7 o- V
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the7 {8 S3 p3 m' j6 M
lawyer.
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& E8 F$ w6 Z1 Q6 C9 _3 F% CNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with6 W% ]) A; }' \5 W+ f6 U
three legs, and comes down with four?' # c' w/ {5 F& [0 e- p9 E9 x2 @3 W9 r
. i: J9 A; V/ `0 a" \! d/ GThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all( b9 H4 x. {2 i5 F) g
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all: Z; h S, ^! A6 p! k+ V) E4 ?
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour( [7 g1 z" P# Y
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and# i3 [( @8 p7 M5 @+ n; k3 \, c+ S
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
7 A: n4 R! h+ R3 B6 A) A# mwakes the newfie up and asks, / A0 i/ r: C9 I: C" f8 ^
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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: X% V( r8 o6 b3 aThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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