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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
6 s+ S% _$ f' e/ V1 e. ?long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb* `1 D4 i1 |6 x) n8 s
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
" A( B6 `/ C) M8 ? S/ f4 S bthe newfie would like to play a fun game. ) s2 y5 }# j0 I! D4 t" L
$ Y5 b3 B. _: J$ g" r The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
6 @) ?% y5 m: r$ U! L he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
5 ^: e, _8 s8 E, t' ?4 K lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
" C7 e! ]% n1 kask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
0 c ^4 ]: `5 D- i1 s7 ]you pay me only $5. ; e2 J* _/ _* A4 ]3 M
+ R3 ^9 i. l8 T4 T; Q You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
0 D) ^7 _7 z1 U _ will pay you $500.
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8 V4 b6 q, ^- x$ K+ E) U This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
- o( B6 S' z% u* q( hthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. , t! n- C, j, [: o8 e2 f
/ @. P& V M/ x: p' \) i' }The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's+ Y# ?, @5 N* U2 y7 x
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' / U8 i) \. c" m8 G' Q5 C. R3 N
: |) |$ e; z; L }& \The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his$ p1 l# ?) ]8 `) q2 Q
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the, m# x* m0 O' a& n( N' y
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.6 f( S2 ]* E. ]0 n- |! j& c
! o5 g" a) G% f3 \5 P( KHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
2 I: m0 t- n }# R2 Fthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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% b7 i _6 f/ S& p9 Z; aThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all% K( u; B0 M- A5 t1 S0 I, n( G
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
) z9 }- E+ u: ^! Jthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour9 L7 Q2 a/ O7 g0 q: L
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and7 e$ m4 F" Q- U" ^- s) d
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right' ?( k. V3 d3 A2 b2 e. [5 J
back to sleep. ) e7 V0 F5 l) [7 t. N
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
2 b0 ]0 v5 P$ D) f" {3 @wakes the newfie up and asks,
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& m) R! L; v5 i'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and. ]6 E3 P& m6 E5 z
comes down with four?' 7 B1 a+ K8 i4 F8 \( r7 o; |$ \) q
1 s0 R) y: c! `The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
3 J% c% r, K @: |; A# `$ b1 iand goes back to sleep.: T C7 }$ r4 z2 }) e! r( C
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