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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
1 k! m# U& R" mlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb& {/ R3 M) u/ y9 t! n
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
5 V0 r9 y- K. |- c" ~' ]the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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+ ?- ]5 I5 R& N/ \6 i2 o The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so2 v0 r+ k, A! s+ S+ \5 U) @
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
/ K4 Q0 d( [9 s6 R lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I2 ~: k. s8 ?$ j7 Q
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,4 g4 v) Z K6 T
you pay me only $5.
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; D% }2 q5 ]3 I2 B5 L! Z You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I& E2 O7 V/ N% ^: M. O! A
will pay you $500. 8 ~7 m! Q" Y& t" k2 \
) `% \" g" A5 B D* Y- @ This catches the newfie's attention and to keep$ Z+ a; G5 u4 m J
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. u `, [1 X, i( O" o: E4 F* W
7 @! W# Y2 G* P7 R& n- [! S% Y, GThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
3 N0 u- p- h `: B6 N8 s: cthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' ) \) t: s, o7 ^ O
1 k0 F3 c" o) f- k# E! rThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his/ M( f3 ^! F k7 R7 s0 f$ s
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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& Y3 T5 z; u3 lNow, it's the newfie's turn.& F4 u* P2 V V- J/ B* J1 j% d
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
& r- O9 Y8 ]. Ithree legs, and comes down with four?' : T8 R) N* ^' j1 f
4 q5 Z& D6 s; h8 u$ y3 {The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
2 q" i/ r4 E6 Oreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
+ A0 ]( ?% t2 Z- P/ wthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour) J% g% r o/ R/ u
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
; {0 e, t' n; l9 c- i; E: a, ahands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
6 F9 B6 |, ^0 Q% n* Dback to sleep. 4 z4 }" [, b; ^) X% |
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He2 \7 v; i+ m8 a* D! F
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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- F2 @. S+ U/ J# n+ }( H'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
2 N8 v% j3 _+ K4 `. lcomes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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