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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
3 k6 a/ ~# x ^3 ?long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
* I8 }+ r) u; h+ @2 @that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
/ E, _- \$ O6 ?+ ~; R2 i. E2 cthe newfie would like to play a fun game. 1 F7 u+ O' e. b
. J6 Q- C/ `2 [- a The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
B- O/ m6 i" O3 j( T3 e6 A he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
* f2 N* Z* `2 q' W lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
, J3 d6 O: D+ Z" m: M; cask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
. ~2 W1 M2 ~8 e* D. dyou pay me only $5.
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. e5 g% A1 c0 O. q0 f You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I$ R) s2 Q1 \8 T' I
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
4 l' |, I% \. T* {the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 3 ]. s9 s, l/ o+ w6 M/ n% |: s
% \$ U. ]. g9 s) lThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
9 Q4 B& A2 L. k c! `the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 9 V: ^7 y; t/ X. x: @
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
8 C2 H5 K. z5 Kpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the2 ]" z! D3 v. i! h4 D* V. O/ {
lawyer. . C2 w8 F0 q4 Z e A
+ ]3 A- l/ G2 X" p4 ONow, it's the newfie's turn.! m/ R U; V" C: A$ } ?# F7 r, A
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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
- G; b0 x6 I- N9 v* d9 O/ H+ p( Preferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
$ O) l8 R" K0 k6 J1 j( pthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
' V# `# c1 l. v5 _7 \2 C3 Q% sof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
1 y5 b* e, b8 M7 D1 G; ^/ X2 t0 yhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
0 s; \5 X, I( fback to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
{. `, c# z5 i- s* nwakes the newfie up and asks, 5 \7 I2 \; N- F( T
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and3 I$ {8 Q$ L" b3 I0 _
comes down with four?'
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7 b- U9 z0 A: Z" {! lThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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