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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
, k8 I0 t( R u, F( Wlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
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the newfie would like to play a fun game. 5 J! c- q$ Y$ ^
: I9 K& a4 Y9 K7 s8 G# i% q The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so4 o4 |, |8 y" M; {: `! R
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The! Y; T& F8 c3 `7 w
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I% a: x$ c+ L7 U( O2 ]( f
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,4 o1 a6 \$ `5 ]* X
you pay me only $5.
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+ _+ [% d* S1 @6 C0 M+ { You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I4 M! `7 ^# k7 L! p r
will pay you $500. 8 h% \0 r8 |$ y, }
1 Y) @! w2 f# E7 d6 S" \ This catches the newfie's attention and to keep6 G2 L+ ]! v p( Y
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 3 o2 }1 C9 o6 i- s' S$ q8 w6 q
/ J9 Y& t. Q$ p K9 l) u. XThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
: `, j0 n! N Z2 R+ {the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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3 Q+ V( `9 Q. L( LThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his+ N5 k4 |, a9 Q; _0 W
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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: m% b! [2 `; ]9 {0 c3 ~Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with' o' f) @- j k w' `3 s) z+ D
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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# Y7 X6 l1 h; N( z& V! c N2 e; lThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
( D$ U0 U/ @2 x8 Greferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
4 M% t: g$ F mthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
! l0 }, d, v0 j/ R+ o. n3 }7 q5 f; bof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and) b' r% J8 } s4 G. y) v
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right0 e2 y$ u% F- Y+ F5 { d+ _1 K) p
back to sleep. * I- p8 x8 o/ l- v' G! d. t
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He. j1 |2 l( k' o' |. q3 E( E1 @
wakes the newfie up and asks, 2 Y; b: `7 g: j2 o- Q
7 j5 [# q: U- n, W; R" |'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and( r# l7 T0 m$ U6 p4 o
comes down with four?' ' s0 `# V5 T* W* n
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5* O* X/ i0 l6 a% s/ A
and goes back to sleep.- z/ b* n! K$ G; U
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