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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
- A# V2 a. {- H' j. v3 E0 E7 F( tlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
( V3 r% o2 |0 u. _5 q8 {that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
* F! z9 ^( ]/ `/ b( Cthe newfie would like to play a fun game. ( N9 d0 ~3 U# d# t2 F4 `
9 N8 A+ ]. b! Z" n The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so2 I8 Y# W$ ^+ X7 X1 j/ ]
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
* w6 f6 ] q R5 {6 B x lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
1 b! ~# n/ H8 N/ J3 Vask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,' z: I( [6 O1 J2 q
you pay me only $5. 7 a& d' r/ ^; J; Q$ b' a( s
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's* z" K ^$ {3 Z6 `9 H" ^- Z
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' - R! }. Z" d7 g6 `
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his! |- t+ S9 j8 D* c" \
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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+ F7 i6 O. S* I) f3 m) ]' {Now, it's the newfie's turn.; v5 @: n& T- n3 T. B
! D$ C' d2 a4 N, PHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with! c+ ]6 z( @; w- l( J4 I2 _6 [
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
. q4 q/ L0 n. O- Ireferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
! [! K/ E* w7 g( c9 Fthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour' ~2 s' Z( A- _2 D8 b* \
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and; z* j8 J) K9 O( r V
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right n7 J9 |4 |$ e0 T: j
back to sleep. 4 b+ \4 Q7 v' v6 q/ B; {7 K, a" V
/ {! R" W2 G1 J8 h0 q: v+ MThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He7 M; m$ m: G9 c9 k$ m( u) W( X
wakes the newfie up and asks, % Y3 v7 m" O: o- O0 O& N1 M
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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/ H$ M6 Q. @* `0 ?7 @The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5+ {/ e' [0 v& d* t- N
and goes back to sleep.: B* P Z$ {$ [ ?7 \4 u; F8 M& Y
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