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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
( t6 n9 ?. c! x, {: g5 s6 ylong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
3 }: [2 a( m, M& Z. c3 n' qthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if- a1 G9 p3 ~" K, Q2 U
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 6 J& U0 x d- ~. d: X$ ~
$ @( O0 d6 \9 M! |( f The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
: n1 b) h1 L# L he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
6 [0 w/ H* H* d lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I3 e C i) ^. Q& w
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,/ A `. ~ ?6 }" r
you pay me only $5. 9 g. W4 F7 r" @% c
; S1 w9 e* d) F; y$ D# i M5 D5 o8 | You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
& f) n- }+ \) _4 V0 L# O will pay you $500. . a0 E3 m g. z5 p7 z! ^0 ^) \
8 ~, a) |8 e' Q; S( j1 p! M+ \& y This catches the newfie's attention and to keep, A& _& _9 b+ I V1 i P' ~8 V! M- o
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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# {/ ]/ r* T& Y' ~( o9 Z nThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
6 b* F8 n0 G1 M+ Q' Tthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' % B8 s& ~) c* N6 H
8 k3 T) f! R( _: d' q! zThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
; k# x9 I$ o+ u+ [pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
. Y" d0 G) E6 X; ilawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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% E/ K# L; J2 MHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
: x# K4 M* Z( M9 H; wthree legs, and comes down with four?' ! G) ^ @) |$ d3 Q. Y
6 |. o- o4 T1 l5 r& T- k. ZThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all0 v& ^: ^4 m- \! r5 R4 k
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all0 m) ?9 B3 \4 S, h0 m4 ~
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
# B$ i0 E) i: U- m2 Q4 U4 n) l" i& Sof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
* b' n6 o+ N) A2 F% \hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
5 [ p; T5 i0 \* o8 j+ Gback to sleep.
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. D4 M$ ~% R6 AThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He3 I2 n0 e+ e* X
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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; Q2 _1 b. r% \2 Y9 X( p'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and/ H5 n2 G, W: _0 I" P
comes down with four?' / g/ T+ f* H J1 F' b, H( ~6 x
5 a9 p2 E9 U. y3 I P0 m @The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
. k' v0 g0 ~) d7 @ V$ i1 tand goes back to sleep.$ @+ p3 |" K1 q# @3 J" |3 ~: g. k
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