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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a T% v% |) ^6 D! Y
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
8 ?) j: ~; T3 ], k( p Nthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if3 n: H0 Q; y# _; G
the newfie would like to play a fun game. + u; @8 t9 s# R/ c
( E( n$ z" q+ N( h4 U6 F The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
0 y/ X% C8 e) {0 b a1 ^0 P he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
8 S# `, j- h2 ^3 H lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I' X% ]0 w% E4 l. c) t# u6 M9 \
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
7 ^1 u4 d# H7 ?% M0 H3 zyou pay me only $5. * d) ]% ]7 ]3 o) `! [& z
* g7 d0 n7 P9 |4 M3 T/ P You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
7 v7 u* b5 m" g$ u, K5 m5 T will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
2 C& F C/ E& j/ c9 ythe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. * g B7 F1 N8 e- G+ j
( T5 \, f' e4 K- {The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's( _ G" _; p) Z! J$ o; a
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his; E# H! e6 O6 [8 J
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the! s; |5 _+ K7 z+ E4 }- @
lawyer. # D: r8 o# ?1 l3 d0 t+ e: j
" B( |9 a {; }. H- z, vNow, it's the newfie's turn.& q( D' J8 G- s9 a! D0 t V# C- B
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with1 X# E; i! A% i! _' h$ p
three legs, and comes down with four?' 1 M2 b9 g; Q9 Y# o& w0 Q6 I5 ?# T
/ b0 W. c, j6 P' M; ]The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
! Z: k/ Y) _1 k P1 ^7 @0 mreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all G: Q- y' X( E2 y2 q0 B3 C3 B
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
" W2 ?/ G2 k5 F1 q# k: h" mof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
% e& w% ?3 @& i' Jhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
/ O. B' q S2 |6 aback to sleep. 1 }- G1 O- t6 C% z$ V, N2 g
1 D1 [' {8 A- ~! d2 x$ aThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He7 [. X6 h* t4 X; `" n- B
wakes the newfie up and asks, . |5 r% Y6 _1 Q1 W g6 x
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and! Z w8 R, U. b7 P) m# }) H
comes down with four?' $ ~" X& l" M; j& [& y( O
; {- D1 R2 u% j+ a r* XThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5! J/ m8 s( X( r
and goes back to sleep.1 V0 ~6 j; A' z$ e2 \6 s u
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