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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a" @- j4 w& A4 y% w+ n0 F% G% F
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
7 }; V' L7 E3 R; F& C: C3 @2 ~& Zthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
. X! M5 o9 y6 N6 K7 ]( E% Gthe newfie would like to play a fun game. # T+ `5 r- W c/ r, z& h6 e
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
f. F1 e! j& O; u$ j8 ] he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
6 I; u7 f7 z, {0 o6 _2 n, [ lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
- F# P! ^. }+ D! _ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,- c( V; k6 k+ I
you pay me only $5. ; u# B# j+ F$ y- @- H1 d8 P
5 i1 g3 W) b/ k* ^/ i' X You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I8 n+ Z( S; a' m9 m! s% ^
will pay you $500.
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( M; R7 J% N |3 B/ y* { This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
% }8 e2 H/ }5 C$ K. f- cthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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2 a7 }5 R* f0 `( pThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's' Q! ?8 u7 D: X& k
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' % u; h& _* _ P0 q* w9 V! w4 g) F) f
`3 _2 n" g- n6 }; ]The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
. q0 x. F: C5 K' o$ |' A& Hpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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7 u, w$ _0 _. d4 k; vNow, it's the newfie's turn.+ ^# t/ Q9 h* Y# P2 R
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with% s! O4 l$ X% } {
three legs, and comes down with four?' ! v Q2 I, K/ {. N
) P |3 ?' T, f& bThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
6 ] p K c4 P1 c( Rreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
3 g& _, Y6 i7 U; l7 Bthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
% E3 o! b _* h7 Y `2 @% jof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
7 c1 S( J' v6 H8 }hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right' y C' z# |9 _" j1 v1 k) ^/ q
back to sleep. + g/ i! Y& U7 p1 e! i9 r1 z* G3 {' a
8 R. d/ T6 O" _1 e6 N$ AThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
1 g$ U" F9 C, Rwakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and: E" r' X! A9 T) R. \' H4 n
comes down with four?' % B$ A7 U6 i: E! o% D1 G: U
i, V. X& q7 X0 ]2 _4 h/ V/ ~( \* ?* RThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
. b1 o8 i+ i' a8 e) I! K; z" C4 Y2 kand goes back to sleep.# Q8 \& ?/ H0 D! z
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