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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
7 X8 o; l& P9 v9 Ylong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
+ {$ x! C' M5 G8 Hthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
- D3 w! [0 w/ W, I; }, T0 T4 ]the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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6 A) w: a n$ c* S/ {5 R, l The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so. u* a& ]" s$ X0 r% J
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
# ?8 ^( @0 Q" X6 }0 c$ f lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
' L c" A5 {- Y* M* w' ]) rask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,# H3 f% D. V! g3 U U) N
you pay me only $5. # U9 z$ q, u9 ?/ b, O9 T. D3 N- g" {& \
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
6 ^+ l( b; z" G% R& o will pay you $500.
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" N, L1 M2 J0 o! K This catches the newfie's attention and to keep \5 {& D' A; Z9 J8 i, d
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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8 s, {- u/ r2 q/ X+ U" x3 A3 ?The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
# q1 A2 c3 t, m7 j& Ethe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' $ h' [/ g1 R b! l9 J7 d, a2 j
$ H' c* k1 [3 W) w' L+ MThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
8 }! w6 H' O( x! M" Upocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
7 e5 J2 C2 F& T6 q( Q e4 u& S( @lawyer. $ {' M% e$ W8 z2 |& w9 R
* J3 Q( H+ ]) T1 K0 r! e' uNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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0 f% c. k/ h2 p! _0 U" |$ N+ M4 oHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
+ ^( H$ c( r O3 R- mthree legs, and comes down with four?' ! \1 V! L$ C5 t9 v( X6 c+ F% H, K. s
3 m; V! b8 k" E+ PThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all/ v* F- I3 C) Z* ?# N
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
% j E: d) \0 j1 ^2 b; Tthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour3 k9 ^1 S$ W' v- o- T/ c) M) n
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
& N. p! S7 t& d4 u& }4 X7 Ehands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right" w" k6 i" g( o0 K4 v I2 }
back to sleep. & S, V, X- X" V$ x5 w z
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
! ]: V' ^1 {" O5 Z* {wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
/ C0 P( Q5 f( L" E6 G% j2 ?comes down with four?' $ ~8 p" A% p5 a B& I# r1 X
! H9 L2 s2 _1 v5 H, I. Y- \The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
+ ~: n+ Y2 M' f! g7 yand goes back to sleep.
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