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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
, q J. I# V2 e3 ^% Nlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
/ \6 j& g- `' f% \$ ?' s) t, V+ sthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
i' W2 W6 g& q4 {the newfie would like to play a fun game. * L+ i5 Z% l: [: u& `7 y- Y* d; w) Y
- y$ [3 _0 e3 g( M The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
7 ^: s" c3 l2 K2 J; r* n4 @ he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
2 p- F5 ]7 y) W$ y7 M. M. |( `) z lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
) [$ x& g* i8 V/ [( Y- Task you a question, and if you don't know the answer,$ E" x* f- a; e e) G( d
you pay me only $5. / b: z* ]+ w1 a; v% V
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I+ I. [, X3 E! c& D" H
will pay you $500. * Y7 h1 |. y1 l2 o
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep' h) o6 u% J0 X4 t7 [
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ( H. U' e/ ` u1 x, z
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's0 ~ Z& G+ M/ C R2 f! |, L `: U' T
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his- D/ Z/ w8 `# L
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.+ \- L, j; C- K6 s5 s
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with, n0 r1 B7 a2 S
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all2 y2 ~) J1 F N! {7 Y+ j( M, y
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
3 E4 W1 o9 Q7 D) j& _$ N5 `the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
* k2 t% Q4 @, F) I# I( iof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
' u$ d& I* `' {( C0 [* phands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
K4 }' U- h* @: U# Nback to sleep.
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1 o! O/ i! E7 d QThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
* p; l1 A, j) |! I# awakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
2 j! v: K5 W2 Z2 u; `comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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