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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a- \- ]+ c! {* p! i8 [6 U
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb* T3 U% S l+ j0 q; [
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
' _% g8 Y* b1 C# ~- ^the newfie would like to play a fun game. # X/ Z3 L5 v7 S/ a/ X* ^7 p/ K! Y
5 i' m7 }* h6 _# W& k/ k* \& p The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
& b1 m: v& x/ J he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The6 w0 k) |8 }. n, Z7 M# O9 e
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
3 F* v0 F5 h/ S9 \ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
" W/ u W5 F1 S6 ~1 T2 v/ A. syou pay me only $5.
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7 ~9 m2 T ]6 }$ i9 `$ u* I% G9 L You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
( F1 Z! r) Y. X" ~ will pay you $500. 0 F% C! C& X" j" x% Y- d( ^
( s/ M/ N2 f' h/ { This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
% f6 ]! c6 g5 G0 t3 j9 J% |the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
' C* o$ b* W! sthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' * E; w) S+ q4 ^6 Z7 M' Y) G( v7 N c- }
3 Q$ U6 G- H' @# a6 RThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his0 T1 R" o1 b# m. Y. ^: L) B
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.8 u3 d5 K2 z4 }$ {4 w
# V5 Y# m" h( i' qHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
& g1 e# u$ ]8 i% P/ zthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
1 O# k0 H: h+ k }; ?4 |references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all% s; i: |3 J. o$ R4 {/ C
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
4 y Z4 K$ S2 K5 Q* W: Kof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
4 ]9 c2 H6 X5 U- F* ohands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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* f$ P1 [" _+ _' }1 t; ?: e, WThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
( O+ p9 G- X$ s( nwakes the newfie up and asks, / Y# A6 n1 x/ }& w1 o1 B
; X4 Q, o: U& H [# J'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
. G# L( P- P/ C: D3 Zcomes down with four?'
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' O2 k& ?1 o5 T3 Q# j2 Y8 h1 [The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $52 y, }+ j7 G+ Y6 m* z" D: F; b7 S
and goes back to sleep.
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