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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
1 ~- h& f7 ]. O, N5 j, Olong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
: M' [, z8 w0 O+ t# y+ P# mthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if: g6 N, W+ I% F/ M( o
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so% `4 e7 e% a9 E4 f! ~
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
+ V7 ]# d0 M& s+ Q lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
0 ~+ ]" l: O- |' l; n" E5 jask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,9 n" ]5 Y+ ~) M# i6 {9 h6 ?. h8 d
you pay me only $5. ' X, S9 o/ ~ ~4 K# P% ^0 [* R
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I$ g9 i, I6 w0 z$ C0 M( w
will pay you $500.
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, {* Y T" A3 V. ] ? This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
% x8 _+ y$ |- c* L" F0 \6 cthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 8 E9 J$ P$ B2 e$ b, X. k
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's) Z& P, K! F( R9 R
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' , |+ v+ ?/ u) R
: R% q+ Q E! t! Q: ^3 C) WThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
! n* }' P- P6 q9 w' q2 opocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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$ q# G( x$ P2 \5 y8 D: x3 x A. l4 i) h( jNow, it's the newfie's turn.) |' Q1 J; p% [$ J$ |5 b9 b9 n3 Z
. r% L* U7 M' H; ]He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
; O6 Y( s: j8 t4 O ~' y+ {( Fthree legs, and comes down with four?' ' J2 c2 Z; Y- M
+ q$ p: t* z, G* x2 \The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
) }% r. R7 ]* G1 d: N0 G9 Y/ h; Areferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
- K: X4 G" ?0 G6 J9 e6 ythe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour7 k8 m" T$ ]2 U3 A# |) N% U
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and: y% D7 h8 ^2 w3 h- h
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right8 t9 c6 r, ~) T, m
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
' e7 W6 Q& p9 B2 @% I2 H- O mwakes the newfie up and asks,
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3 s( ?" y( s3 \) v% P'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
- w2 R. M5 p3 h$ V" P1 F! Acomes down with four?' / p! E+ f; D8 w( v: Z' z, K) c
7 N3 }' Z- ]+ V0 T# \& ~The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5/ P& Z) G$ c Y' V: u
and goes back to sleep.6 ]$ l( O- [' I, v/ ^. P
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