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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
4 X! [6 _" d+ J2 k2 ]1 T& V' q5 Olong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
* o# n+ @: ^5 B0 lthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if' Z1 N- g( m) g2 @) N- c
the newfie would like to play a fun game. ! D+ m2 C- O! `: I7 ]
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
' N; U6 z. }6 j he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
9 y: C$ i6 W5 k* g( t lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I, { g( v& D) F
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,6 n! q- p/ Y( w$ \1 S) L @
you pay me only $5. # l; H7 W q5 V+ g
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I/ Y$ b2 L- k0 k+ X
will pay you $500.
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) L# F' N+ D. k L D% P/ d4 k This catches the newfie's attention and to keep5 h+ A( d9 t, |6 V9 F
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ' [2 W% _( q$ q
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's' b8 a/ \$ i' Y, ~( H
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' * T: @3 q% g- ^
1 Z6 g! x& M# n2 j+ R4 iThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his! [; i8 J. K; Q& d1 h1 C3 e
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the+ Q/ m8 _' w. p! d I' L# F
lawyer.
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- O1 b. C; J9 f& f& i& kNow, it's the newfie's turn.+ s' T9 D y7 A$ j' |' g0 J
3 `, l1 L- q0 \He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with) r5 q) e' K: v
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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# z6 [5 m8 I3 Q1 m! U: UThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
9 T5 k& D3 ~4 ^6 xreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all6 @+ h- u$ ?0 ~& y3 Y1 ^3 E
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
3 p1 X+ n/ {. }. rof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and0 N! A- J8 `& h. b( d# t
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
! h) C/ {2 r) q% {- ]# l A: l9 Dback to sleep. : C3 I* Q! w. B) [5 S1 O+ b
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
' E6 `: [: [* K( m0 T& G% w# ywakes the newfie up and asks, : k7 I4 N& S, k- L0 l
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
: |' d$ g1 p6 O2 r2 B. ?comes down with four?' 7 D: r, ~9 t8 t5 Y4 D$ b7 T) Y
- Q: I$ _: r2 u2 p' nThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
' q h8 C1 d4 ?' B* n; n Tand goes back to sleep.2 r6 n' t! Z( Z5 n) M- W
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