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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a6 S: m6 y7 W6 V# S- P% z5 Y) j% f2 ~
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb0 C$ o% {% _2 H* f2 z
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
7 C# D& s5 a0 Vthe newfie would like to play a fun game. 0 s& q" i+ O9 t+ [+ Q
' k" G1 I0 E8 q% f! ] The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so# U" F$ F& F4 H# `; h4 G
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The# }9 ~5 N; a/ s
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I$ B4 u, q* F3 \# G
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,! n- H- o4 `7 y. h
you pay me only $5. - v6 F" A; r. X" m2 Y+ A$ p
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I4 ^2 z ?- M; x8 f: z- D% P7 y
will pay you $500. N5 d2 Z0 n5 R2 O+ J$ D
4 Q! S: Y6 z0 x `$ Z) G3 z L3 m This catches the newfie's attention and to keep: ]/ f* y7 r8 e- r
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. + x6 ^1 B1 ?) Y h
$ C5 e# I" w9 m6 @% P& QThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's U% {2 @) U1 @8 E7 v
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' % Z- K( {+ x1 g$ x+ F- E! c
. w3 ]2 Q- r# {) H3 d: F3 hThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
9 C" o& x5 R# t; B/ Hpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the' C4 U8 n/ X- P n$ E7 }/ ^ v5 Z
lawyer. : k' @6 Z1 K+ S& s, g
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.5 v9 T/ L/ X6 A2 j2 W$ Y8 S
: J1 o( e2 t1 A, N7 z4 XHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with4 C7 U" N9 U2 i5 H; ~
three legs, and comes down with four?' , O9 P2 N) g! R* @( t) t! B
/ U; Q5 W8 C9 X2 ]1 @4 Y( q# i% uThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all( x$ s( D9 s/ r* o7 }$ J+ h$ c
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
/ @# C, V+ w! z2 {5 E" lthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour2 {2 z( ]6 Z0 E
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
N: q: D% g7 E( i* Y; M. rhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right2 r+ p2 j* D1 U2 m& p
back to sleep.
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* r/ U5 e; T/ F$ c" u( A u. i6 ]The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
2 N. s; r1 s h/ H0 Qwakes the newfie up and asks,
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) ~7 j, C2 }$ c9 r5 B' ['Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and! @5 v. O& b+ o6 B
comes down with four?' ; C# A! W _/ F9 v: L! C8 Q' L2 Y
8 l- A% M: m5 M' o1 uThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
; W% ?! ?3 G$ H6 N( u( M, rand goes back to sleep.
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