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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
. ]( z8 ?9 Y( \8 `5 @" ^8 d9 X' R2 F* hlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
7 V" o5 l! Y7 ^/ D* W" Nthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
; h" h* s$ `2 K/ gthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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$ E5 J5 k5 y A9 e The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
1 p; D2 S0 ~0 {: t* `3 T; d he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The5 o @ L7 Z5 v* h8 O1 P% P
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
" |' Q0 \! K% y8 mask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
' i) C$ p0 K E4 y+ myou pay me only $5.
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5 T, V. D# w3 g% H/ a. c% H You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
u8 J* Y' A) {* o/ {: r will pay you $500.
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1 t* S4 x6 ~/ b/ S This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
9 b* k# N" G' w lthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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. M1 f# T. `3 l; v/ sThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's8 ~! e& F, l M$ a% V
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' / n& r- s- P, Z# l" j9 N
+ D) o% @7 G) g+ { C, FThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
( ], Q' q4 c. @6 c8 z2 N5 f- A. L! {pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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- \; \7 H6 x+ p! n: I5 y! cNow, it's the newfie's turn.) }6 @. `* y/ N' L8 h# j
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with' B- z" Q) P* O- ?) T5 k% V9 h
three legs, and comes down with four?' ) @0 P$ Z/ P4 r1 c T
2 k8 j, C k) k1 h' yThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all& Q0 s* f: f# n5 f- A: E
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
# l5 a9 r; b$ k% f" t; z' uthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour5 q% q- T; W, g8 p
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and) {# L5 c+ \4 J+ {" O/ j
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He3 s8 J$ D3 L6 d& @! N( F6 k
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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: E1 ]$ D+ i, z0 g'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and# `. F7 H! w9 Y; ]5 v- d
comes down with four?' / w) R- j7 ~' F I7 R8 k
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $51 y3 l$ e: v# a x6 g7 v- x
and goes back to sleep.
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