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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a7 E E4 M2 I4 C& U' w
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
. P. e X M: Kthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
9 u3 b' e9 v+ j) D' p7 |2 e! k. [the newfie would like to play a fun game. ' t! |5 L" _$ u& @
! h! Y' K6 N' P# ~ ~+ J The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so8 h, `5 m3 t1 x6 ~; Y; U$ b
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The( g7 N0 G/ G; \# L# m
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I# q, w0 t! W0 e
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,, ^% k/ k! X& ?" C5 k4 j X6 S
you pay me only $5. " I' X% X% y; b9 s* I" k
- h1 k: p$ w* C- A' n/ G5 l. s You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I% Z# r! N# N; |* P" U% |, r
will pay you $500. " i: G4 v& L, d; d) `
. @( a: T8 A( W/ [! v/ l This catches the newfie's attention and to keep# k, s; Z. l5 a$ g* [
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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+ x9 E- B7 Z; w9 ~6 TThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's! `5 l/ L/ O9 x' ]
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 2 H) p4 O" w- u7 j
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
3 f4 P6 [+ h( H6 M8 R7 W: o0 N4 O+ \pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.0 R( `* E0 R+ I0 q
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
5 l/ ]3 C. r# Sreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
$ a6 |- n1 W$ G$ y' h a& Sthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour+ N/ \7 F2 P/ a7 U8 |: r
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and% _1 s2 K8 g- B! O! M5 g
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right( b+ x C _$ e* X$ J
back to sleep. 6 ?/ b# b- b" `9 x
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wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and5 o7 e8 {4 J0 G4 e7 s
comes down with four?' 3 m [. Y6 O0 p$ A. K6 q+ }
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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