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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
6 i8 A- b+ q7 } h6 ?long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
( E l0 r7 m8 w" t$ j+ b$ gthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
5 s1 x# A+ J. H3 Q x, G$ ]the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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9 R. k( q$ ?- f9 v. y2 g The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so. i' @1 d6 H' e6 H/ ?. y; X1 M
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The0 N6 H1 m/ |; y% y; J
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I% i- i' }" A% E7 c" |
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,9 s% t& l2 T1 Q: _( G+ k( _
you pay me only $5. 7 K9 f* i2 Z) \) P8 ?+ |
2 G, s" r6 T+ c- e4 h) A" T' N You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
" A) v8 i5 e7 V# S will pay you $500.
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7 Y& y7 k: m) J6 Y This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
1 t6 L4 w# S: U4 \4 |0 ?! othe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's, {# g2 U6 l6 T) |1 E
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 9 {, `- f' A4 H
& i. Q8 i3 S; {5 z* D$ [The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
2 U( G% S4 b7 [. a3 i9 Lpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
' W3 k9 V$ N2 ~+ ~6 q6 Hlawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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4 f; K1 U: b! `* u5 s) R/ HHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
( Z Q: O3 T0 ]0 R! t. Lthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
" S: T3 P; J, ^. ^; T( Nreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
$ ~; H# z7 Q! e0 q9 f5 ]the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
( ]9 x0 ~9 H$ Nof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
: h3 V i/ z. V4 g; s8 chands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
' z9 E3 R* } Q: t. xback to sleep. : f, A U7 W1 U8 R% ^
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
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/ T1 z' @- I0 z: E'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and# ^+ i8 y5 L3 \2 m: @* \
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5# E( I( w+ ^# `. o
and goes back to sleep.; a- ~! q+ f' Z* P) O
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