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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
& O' c! s7 ], } h' D; p! }& Jlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
+ Q; H5 l% i5 f9 y5 Q" J$ Pthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
$ s& C6 ?4 a o6 pthe newfie would like to play a fun game. - p2 a9 ?* b J. e) Y+ T0 ~
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so) |+ Y0 t* N7 h2 `$ W3 l% G8 x
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
' Q8 W0 Z, Z% d4 i# o* H: _* r lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
2 \' z6 |) ?# l8 T; A& Dask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,6 ~$ N% h2 A' u7 e+ z x
you pay me only $5.
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: u0 v0 m5 u/ C: _( C) ` You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I4 l9 }# o2 D8 \, A5 S
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
6 A& t+ n1 |8 L9 D+ v; Cthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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$ t5 s$ m$ j; ~4 L4 lThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's3 p$ y+ N: {' U. S
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his8 X3 h" r, [ T3 B. g# M# H
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the4 |4 u. S: D* s8 h* l$ |
lawyer. $ f4 N. ^- O1 V" Q, p2 k
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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6 P) `; O( E& s0 w! BHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with4 x, t, T6 k! Y& s# g
three legs, and comes down with four?' 9 _+ T+ N& o% M
5 E3 _7 M: N) A* p" c8 j8 I6 ^The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all, w5 N4 I* |' v( e2 e
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all C0 C# ?: m) k& ]. k- i0 l
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
; f0 N. |) x# r5 Y& q8 Iof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
5 c9 D( p# _( ?! ahands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right% t( V: |: B; r2 y/ A! o
back to sleep. 4 E9 C( p9 o. E
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
6 E7 E- [7 S) D/ G' }% Nwakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
; X# N2 f. ^; ~8 P! |2 fcomes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5* s9 R7 B& @1 r+ K7 A
and goes back to sleep.
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