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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a7 {0 E5 L( B4 n- q' [: w
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb% a5 q8 }" ?2 |1 u
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
* _( S N u3 zthe newfie would like to play a fun game. * y5 e5 @) @1 k$ V0 Z3 L6 |" ]: p
( s( O* a3 _4 K* X5 D# i The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
; P3 w5 R3 }: G4 x, o3 }% Y he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
) X% p3 a/ c0 J, c lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
" o7 k' {; w6 o1 Fask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
+ f( @/ [3 r pyou pay me only $5. 4 I# K: W5 K G
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I% ^, g, |8 T2 M( c( `7 A" |4 y
will pay you $500. + R& d/ M: a5 n$ M0 p
- d$ K/ V* R3 _3 a* Z0 ]2 ~. ^" Y# K This catches the newfie's attention and to keep: b' i. Q9 r% _- D/ r, {( K
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. Y W+ g: ^% a1 r5 B
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
+ q8 ?2 b* i. {4 v2 gthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
( L+ E4 z4 R% a, {' Fpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the# D# |, Y: s4 k
lawyer.
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" Z& f/ u/ R3 ]8 ?- YNow, it's the newfie's turn. f$ ]9 c% ^1 G0 k4 b8 Z
{ ^ L: A% OHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
% c, T! ]2 j$ [$ o8 o2 Y: Vthree legs, and comes down with four?' # {" v3 l: s- r
+ d% T* P- O" qThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all8 T& m# E; q' X9 B! J, d
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all, @+ [9 r( {9 a
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
( j9 l0 C! d, q/ B0 Y# V8 Uof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and4 O/ e/ {; ^+ A$ f. K M; { z7 x
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He& [. \" R- S3 T3 e8 W2 e! s- @" h1 C
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
1 u2 _3 y9 b, m7 ^- J% T acomes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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