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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a \! \" o$ J$ Z
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb" J/ ~8 U+ L7 u, Q( |$ j
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if" `$ K( Y8 x& D8 x: N, v- ]- I# \# e
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
6 C, _7 I2 E1 B/ L! f9 Y3 {* Y! Z he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
) U% K7 B8 q N- V2 ? lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
3 Q; l8 m4 u& T5 i) b6 k/ c/ a0 rask you a question, and if you don't know the answer, B( y' l6 U3 V2 Y( r7 |
you pay me only $5. $ k, ?7 r" e8 `* w5 B% d+ u
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
# w8 b" M$ G" r) F" |! o, n will pay you $500.
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7 T* T( Q; s6 K6 ?# t" G This catches the newfie's attention and to keep& X) \( A- E& k9 x( U+ v9 y
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 2 i0 i/ V/ n% | N4 s' L; p) f
" {# W/ ]. e+ j% f, M' i( S. l+ Z9 x& jThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's/ N. B0 W! P8 E4 ^/ _' K6 D
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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T6 Q. S% W* y" |5 @# h8 a1 xThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
5 [' b, l5 w x- v$ m" l! vpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
9 _ U; c$ W- l: w# H8 \; Plawyer.
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7 y3 x% q% ]0 s/ ENow, it's the newfie's turn.4 T0 W& Y8 u$ d2 G# Z& K9 C
# B/ s" A5 a; p3 K' V" E! Y, VHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
3 I, K- e$ ~6 vthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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$ O+ U) Y( r+ v, ^$ [The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
# G/ {: Y! g1 |4 Wreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all4 @; r! v* G6 k5 j! P6 S1 K; {2 A
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour/ k$ M; O9 L, }/ p
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and$ R0 t( l* i2 [' S2 G& ?& a
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right5 B& d" \! J$ x# m6 N
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He% ^. q3 S3 h& s
wakes the newfie up and asks, 1 S2 R/ w( w3 q) h1 Z
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and; n; Y- K7 u% [* A# i( Q
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5$ T/ e+ D# G; c% g% n0 w/ D
and goes back to sleep.
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