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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
$ O% Z6 l5 h# ^ plong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
; n( w: Z5 q- o# s# Fthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if2 ~, k: O& J0 Z. r% N# _3 y% A
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 7 H1 |" o4 C8 Q2 m, @$ M
7 L8 ?7 ]: K, e* s+ ~* B7 {2 R8 { The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
- t* g, m1 z8 }' w he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
. C2 c* g. h: C# v0 E lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
4 G. M/ f! I2 C7 U& U, V# [4 c3 D0 ?- Pask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,' i+ D% k4 | M
you pay me only $5.
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$ j+ K# z/ [: q; f( T You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I) k: t/ @3 y/ F2 e9 `
will pay you $500. % T T) b9 K7 d/ N! s
# V, o) u3 } z7 e/ V4 q4 ] This catches the newfie's attention and to keep9 d0 J0 v6 E0 a0 a) V" C5 V5 h
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. " v7 Q) M1 S6 c: W6 I$ k
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's8 U; U" [- K3 E- [4 {
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 4 \+ Q8 N( @+ M! Z' s: S+ H6 x
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his) L5 j# F! t4 }
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the. d2 Q! {- I" ^; K+ p1 `( C# e
lawyer. : }2 H: ~: P* u4 O- t- [# j
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.- Z: M& G. N7 `: g& R( p4 v" ]' k
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all5 @' b) j% W1 X5 F L/ w
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
( t( b2 P4 p) G5 ^% vthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour) W% |7 w8 C& F$ b6 x" P4 d# h$ G
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and! ~- y4 O0 t' m, {+ p$ A
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right# X2 F) U& @" E1 f+ J
back to sleep. 2 ^/ j0 K( o( Q
T1 C# ]0 Z1 uThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
8 J& d9 m0 X6 i4 h1 _$ Ewakes the newfie up and asks,
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( p" t% ]7 N. T3 g! I8 A) }'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and S1 G- i5 B8 ?( F5 F! l: ^. a/ t
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5- v/ g) R, H/ L4 X! @
and goes back to sleep.+ R, f5 C) T) _9 q# H' _
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