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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
1 w+ \) s" j/ ~/ V" ^4 Ulong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
, G/ @7 l6 ^9 x) f3 mthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
7 |! y! B& v, E, L. ]+ y5 ?the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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h+ c2 \( Q7 ^ The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so% t7 J0 M. j* T& k, C
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The, z0 k: q* y/ X
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I. S" L$ k5 {6 ]. t
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,# n3 _; ~. c4 d! o
you pay me only $5. ! Q6 n' T, s! K n
8 `: _1 j- H& }$ o0 F. [' Z You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
W+ g- c; o. u0 I2 [ will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep/ g# m% ? R* ]2 B
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 1 Y; f1 [! H& j; _+ S
/ H' n- N: ?! }9 z [+ iThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's& a. U# n" K" P0 M# i8 P# C+ K$ \
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 5 w3 r( S9 |( [2 j R, A2 v
, h8 T% H. I+ G; j( @The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
( H' k# s y, ?. \pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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6 E/ D! @7 h9 RHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with1 h9 m; _% b( s. K# r7 V/ p
three legs, and comes down with four?' . ~6 Z9 E8 G* L" n! @
{' k5 G; G ?) P5 PThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all k0 e% ~& o- E0 _. b: A
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all. u% y- N# k# C0 K, E( |1 Y$ `
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour. p) ?1 w' z& Q& K% H# v( S5 z
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
( F8 U! ]# Z; ]' ~2 b2 y |+ f9 \* |& ?hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
1 N* a4 j6 P0 V- eback to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
* a% O( c: x K: X5 ?* @wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5$ k, O$ ~- J( h" y( @ B
and goes back to sleep.
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