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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a/ G" ]" t9 p$ d( D
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
1 c7 r, e: N: X- Y1 R" {, _) jthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if( ?; \$ \7 r0 B$ G* Z
the newfie would like to play a fun game. . }3 W0 e# K8 p6 a
% |5 I3 H" q6 h" h The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
b7 c0 y% O+ O- R/ o% v he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
; V: c9 `- X) Q$ Q5 p lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I' H8 `5 ^" e# [
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
' ]1 C7 Q6 z7 D; J+ { Tyou pay me only $5. + t A" N' F3 n6 f! a% o3 g
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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/ S! i- q$ F3 K This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
- h" A" i; H* R9 [' V1 X# p0 Ithe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ( I/ U' p N6 p
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's2 g" I0 D5 V8 s
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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# H% m% z& ^1 W t- E0 n1 a* x$ @The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his- V/ h4 `, i5 c. h
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
8 v( U+ T+ e0 Q1 r% ~: Llawyer.
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! i3 U$ U9 y: \" E4 b/ c% _Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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( _% ?8 M% M: d3 v- x0 ~( ^; n8 XHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
2 v% _$ ~% ^: i2 a: Wthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
5 ]3 k- [+ {$ N, C/ V1 T* \references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all# ^7 Y# {$ U' ^$ G$ G
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
) v- G. W# O& z& S- b4 X! Dof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and' k4 `6 C% j% e) Y+ k. L: I
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right5 n2 Z( s, O5 |5 \, _/ t
back to sleep.
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/ q( | ]! E- o+ aThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
+ E; d9 ^ ^& X) w& E$ F% x ~wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and& f# l1 ?5 |' ^; F7 D- V
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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