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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a4 N9 W, X4 O+ o% v! T" s
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
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the newfie would like to play a fun game. - S/ w* w) R/ a; u
; @. }- h8 f! L% }/ k The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
- Z e# V: {) m! w( V he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
7 b; U8 n4 g" F' ~+ } lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
$ f1 [' C( z! U1 u. P# M0 h' |* Eask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
$ l0 b$ a; x3 A- Wyou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
n( J' Y; D# y2 ^& f& l will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's6 v/ J" W# c( |$ u2 L
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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* [7 \/ d* _, O' p' S4 `The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
f0 L) L9 H# u; x5 b+ {, k! _pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
- ^* w, ?$ ^1 q* G. Q- Nlawyer.
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' h3 }+ P$ X& s6 M& ENow, it's the newfie's turn.2 [+ A, T/ J1 T# z
T4 e8 f6 L7 E& v! GHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
: B7 L0 n; u+ _. Wthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
! B( ?* E+ Z2 ~3 \1 }references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
# |; |# d J, V0 I. ?* K xthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour F1 H# G( m( w' e
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and; {! ]5 a! `2 i5 n0 N
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right" Q# {6 f0 o8 r: p4 g# t" T ^" j
back to sleep. ; z7 v- @( y" D4 q7 U
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He; C, I5 i* y! g7 h6 P: U$ n, C
wakes the newfie up and asks, + t6 g1 V9 G- h; R9 L
3 W3 G; I6 B3 u( y! S'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and' G6 J% ^+ Q1 k4 j5 P3 A" x' b% m
comes down with four?'
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& D/ t w# ~3 I! bThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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