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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
# B3 l; X& U) @) t- c: Along flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
- l2 @* ]* Y0 Othat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if. E# v1 l& h5 e# S; {+ V
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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& s# G! r3 P* a$ g# Y) Q The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
( ~8 q" P: d- `# [ he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
9 l6 E. F; [2 F lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
- V) ^& q% | e# T" p! R$ e. `ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
0 ~' s! y3 _9 w9 c2 dyou pay me only $5. + l* T. q( ~) i/ k/ }+ Q
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I2 S. _5 k/ }0 m
will pay you $500.
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: ~% h( u3 {& w3 y* P This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
' `3 [- m7 V, Y9 h" jthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. + Q6 t2 V' N$ T9 ~5 x
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
' `- l7 I# Q8 ^& cthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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7 W3 W4 O. x% KThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his, T8 ^" [5 i. W
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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8 A1 h$ m7 K6 w0 @# z9 \2 D; N# v2 uNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with7 u' ^0 {* v: q- D$ p
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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! U4 R8 j% m4 V. t% PThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all6 t! e& m i' X0 l6 F1 @
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all3 J- x' |' P! P; {. K+ c- A
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
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hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right# F0 D: t! F% o. T: Q
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He( w* _1 \. z$ `
wakes the newfie up and asks, " H* {; `, I3 p% r0 j! ^
/ `) I8 f0 _* w0 Z'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
" ~* B$ g) r! A& G& Q4 Scomes down with four?'
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. O- A' i7 H; a& M) O3 `" ?The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5+ z Q) [: q9 {- H# H- B9 f
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