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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a' W8 a" }% e. C
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb; E4 R4 n. F: _' f
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if1 c1 y1 @, u: o5 G3 P( j6 y1 L0 E
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 5 A! W7 R m& U% l
6 _' H) k( x d The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
# o3 l5 x2 J ?' ^ he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
0 L* W1 b- q: A6 ^2 Y$ s4 K: T lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
0 c* l& Y) m- m4 p7 }0 @" i& @ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,1 F$ B; ]* D( Q3 @ c. G
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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$ t# F0 V; i# O6 T9 ]' B2 M V# M5 Z This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
2 d9 o5 j; x. C/ T, o C! l, Nthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. : D" w# p% ~6 V$ f4 e6 R/ M
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's, Q3 `$ z- Q, R7 {6 i
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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$ j0 N3 A! A$ K% b. \6 EThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his. B9 k1 P* K& I1 r
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the, A/ }( ?: z( M N$ N# \9 T
lawyer. , B* t) @% X/ [& L4 N" P$ G/ N
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.- O( x1 y! g" z3 I
$ I1 E C9 J" u0 c2 I4 n% FHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
) z. ?8 s: S) D, S: ]5 {2 B, W1 Uthree legs, and comes down with four?' 1 \5 z" S6 G5 i6 C! s
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all( v0 v) T) b% w
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
$ K. w9 f5 A0 h( l( R( cthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour; j" S. ~" Y7 T& I- a* U6 w6 F
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and7 `0 R+ n( V& A$ e$ [
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
, j) T$ S% W! r7 jback to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
; e2 ?4 e% b3 M! cwakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
* g6 ] ~; |0 c- ~6 b1 D+ g$ Rcomes down with four?' : w) l* e% D+ I# N
& V, N1 u2 R: N( HThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $57 M7 P/ B$ k1 a4 G9 X' t6 I
and goes back to sleep.$ l8 g" H+ `) M& X. x( x y
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