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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a5 U. V1 Y1 Z" W& m2 e8 c4 v% W
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb; w+ w7 j% H9 _
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
`8 t6 w' l9 g% M- k) qthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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" p3 ^9 K' }; ? The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
) _# g+ \( g9 W( H* [ he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The! E" Y& O4 k! h! J7 o
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
9 O2 ?- P$ J& o; |, M& x" f7 _ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
- @7 R& O# J/ j6 ]" @; Byou pay me only $5. ) @8 I5 H J; \" q( o
) p8 ~+ H8 d' j3 e! B* C% ^ You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I8 y8 n- T: @" {
will pay you $500. 9 l( I6 W. _; Z7 }$ @; ~* {- |
+ m8 h5 u% Y/ e {, r/ U4 R" h0 Z# V1 n This catches the newfie's attention and to keep! p( c* V, i/ [% y
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. / y& x' Q0 u! b Q% c8 m$ w6 \
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's, \7 h: i) s! O2 ]0 A& p
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 5 o+ l( b& A; w' L l. F4 E
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
+ J/ D$ I! u" F8 Npocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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+ m0 V' M; V+ y# MNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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5 ~# ^8 G6 f5 V* ]3 k: Y4 oHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
: d1 f, I9 e# T% Y+ sthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all5 X4 L3 C* z% n+ D' P
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
M8 k, Q {$ }: S; p: y; Bthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
% N _, j; U% v) J' ]' f8 ^of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and# n0 n4 n- _' F" Q6 o6 r
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
: ?+ a" D" K! |7 Lback to sleep. + J: H, `8 n$ @- E& N' [
' a+ l0 ~# H( k# _" z% A SThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
9 r5 G3 W! u, d% \2 |wakes the newfie up and asks, ( L: [! j7 j, G4 C
" T/ x: l' B/ S" O'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
8 v7 ~5 K. M( Q$ O9 h' Dcomes down with four?' 3 f/ A& K4 e. {/ U$ d; s( F
: m, U) E5 a8 M. yThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
: [- Z- z+ z; `; U# iand goes back to sleep.
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