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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a, d& ?& s' Y6 `* r* ]
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
7 w G' a/ V9 H8 bthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if& [. P* p( f, H4 g" a \
the newfie would like to play a fun game. " h/ C, k4 R, N/ {2 r
( }. T9 |/ D, G' h, D4 I The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
# V) O( F7 B& }. m9 \ he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
' Q; K7 E( s$ y1 f% P1 I lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I( k3 P$ ^6 \2 }( l8 `9 Y. L6 _
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
: l4 w" ?4 L' {9 wyou pay me only $5.
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' T7 A8 @5 a% W8 L; s& G0 D y You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
/ w, Q5 i9 ^! R+ S6 ^( M5 Y C will pay you $500. 9 `7 m( ~% Y" X
7 t% f2 v0 o7 P8 S0 h) F This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
; t1 g& C. E; `% xthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
]/ j2 N4 e5 A, ]the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' , j& m* s3 g* y% X r* w2 j, t# ?
+ k5 B3 o) N2 _! p7 zThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his2 V- f9 d: z$ E* y) R" n
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the* G% r: _8 x1 D
lawyer. , F" D- w! ?7 u2 S1 o0 C$ n; T7 f
, a( {1 @ r& r9 w% i5 O& `Now, it's the newfie's turn.: Q0 y& }. J9 g( C7 I6 W- z
2 m& b( }! e- n' B0 ?He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
& C4 m+ N0 Y; o- }7 @3 Gthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
2 d, \9 k4 H* o0 ireferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all: m# N* A+ @( u# q7 O* j* `1 t" ]
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour. v k# w) O- O, i9 l+ E
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and, R3 G2 [7 c% b% U% g5 }6 S
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
" a. `5 m! |; m% ?. i2 e9 Nback to sleep.
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& _: ~4 y u6 P% l6 e$ ZThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He2 U" m( O7 C! C- N3 z' z
wakes the newfie up and asks, 8 A1 I2 w% T1 {8 P, B$ ]
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and1 Y0 {+ K$ i Z
comes down with four?' / f) t. }& o" G3 w' B- H& Z/ ?" D
+ F# K$ m9 V$ K; kThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5+ ` Y9 O# ~5 h6 e, V) y5 Q) M
and goes back to sleep.0 x4 y8 s0 X0 y) d% t, ~1 x
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