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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
8 }9 f' I( n! t! k0 Z/ @! |0 @long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
J# Z5 Y6 ?4 `+ l7 a( rthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
! X. P; M: ^" \6 H/ D( ythe newfie would like to play a fun game. + J2 l# O7 T# k1 |' G% ?- A
$ q1 _: z" V. i. ~9 T$ o The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
2 @0 G5 Q3 ~4 w$ a" e/ |& @) t he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The+ {- u2 h9 z4 c5 m K4 k3 S
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
* I7 |6 W- ]( ?* D0 G6 K Oask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
; ^% ~3 g1 {$ [& `you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I/ A, y7 j& y( h2 ~! n/ T
will pay you $500.
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$ o3 V; W% F% q6 t This catches the newfie's attention and to keep4 Y& m( j/ `8 @" e! ^
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's% Y7 T; [5 f2 r1 I: P4 d
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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: p) ~* A# Q8 m/ _# G4 SThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his" U9 z& ~: x2 V8 n: ?
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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. z. I: e% N% ~6 m% ]% t4 UNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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) c# Q) g- }( {1 \He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
i2 W8 w0 `, i( _ s6 mthree legs, and comes down with four?' % M2 V$ f& y+ K' s& h' k
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
; ]$ B, {! z* F6 d, creferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
! X2 ^" R4 R3 H% J o2 |, ~! N8 mthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
7 K7 }6 G, Q( J( N" q8 ?3 e9 V8 Lof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
) ]9 x- a6 C! W$ A4 p9 _hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right8 i9 E: G, R% o6 |1 p5 x; U! Y
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
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g: ^# n# y) f2 V2 F1 n! ['Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and, A! l# u0 I5 p: h& R
comes down with four?' $ T C B4 n$ U( O- _( R. j
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5* Y. {' E$ c* d" c- _
and goes back to sleep.9 S6 e/ K) G7 t
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