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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
' c! s4 t) e* elong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb" `! n! j: B7 C& L3 w2 b! h) ] n5 |( x
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if% f, j+ X9 C( v6 u; V$ E
the newfie would like to play a fun game. $ _' l8 @2 r0 Q2 @' J" W
$ D7 W- Q u* }& }# L- U The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so5 P Q; Q1 G1 q1 w* w' S* S
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The L/ x8 i# O0 t# D. f0 F- b! ^
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
' h+ [ i6 h1 w2 {% j0 y1 fask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
# @1 P6 i4 f( `4 h* ^" r" Q5 ?you pay me only $5. 0 ~) y) J! x g) I9 w5 _, e% }2 g
- P* X3 c" s, n7 x' n3 Y! P You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I Y( y& m# G' r
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep) y% r. E0 X4 [4 d
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 0 X) h ^! A' z
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's; u& e* m2 a5 K# C
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' & S4 A/ B, o v l7 @' {7 ?
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
# R; P6 P6 u5 d) t& y4 x$ [pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.7 O1 J' }% P, g6 R
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
. E3 o2 T6 J2 t9 O# z1 Uthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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/ @+ T3 v0 I# J) c% x5 YThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all( x% m7 U4 K! a+ h* H, k# j
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all0 X" H" [1 D: i% u) L
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
0 q9 @7 A7 h% d0 |5 oof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and7 J% g' ]* U# X, }( Q$ m
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
, C! I) Z* c; uback to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He9 |& w- l% C8 r
wakes the newfie up and asks, * [( S( l) h2 [8 y2 `6 @& u L
; Q7 ^, Y0 ~" z, p/ o'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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! ~( R) ]4 k6 nThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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