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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a) L* D0 z% e2 d+ h7 G8 S
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
( m7 b9 ^- I5 g$ C) lthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if. e' B a2 x5 P" M% [
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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& u4 l+ L3 j R* }2 ~% j( w The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so# q. }/ u$ B0 I7 c- B4 P1 V9 ^
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
6 O5 j* Z# \. q; g- M lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I' _/ I. {0 A5 w
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
$ x+ K7 f5 Y9 G: H6 Dyou pay me only $5. . z# F d! `4 Y* z+ g0 J+ O* h1 P
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I$ L7 {1 L# U3 I* _. o' S; w7 S
will pay you $500.
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; C! [1 J- `2 v2 S& S' C$ O This catches the newfie's attention and to keep8 \8 c- I* t2 u: f& N+ _, _7 \
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 8 Y3 l! R( w% e- r+ c4 c
. Y% X4 _, y8 ~5 v" P4 Z$ TThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's, S! E" v$ g2 ]# R# {
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
1 V; d, ]! i( P) O, t5 Dpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
/ A# t8 ?/ @+ K ylawyer. " Q: d1 l4 P2 k/ z" U2 L
, f- Q0 z, R( L$ U1 J0 w; W. |Now, it's the newfie's turn.9 ]9 P% f) u/ P" b) L5 ^
3 G( B3 |, _4 L) EHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with6 v! b2 b; `* R {2 ]9 N0 ]& `
three legs, and comes down with four?' & r! ^& e `$ H
$ _' B/ a' W% SThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all$ V6 s: b' L5 O+ V! {; ]* b* d
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
U+ X! B. ]; O+ a; kthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
: L6 Q$ O1 s' x% ?of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and4 y4 ?2 G6 i' t: E: b
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He' \4 R6 }5 R( Q. L: a/ X% @5 U/ r( R
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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3 G. n# f. j3 O" t1 b9 t" u'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and/ S* `) X9 u+ L. _" j" B
comes down with four?' " [- M- p* _( F
/ f2 A4 s0 d: D! R" d/ V6 U- {, {2 ~The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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