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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
- v4 I7 B S. l) d$ u% [2 nlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
% N, i Z; H1 Uthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
$ J9 w! R F! Y( o* e! I3 Kthe newfie would like to play a fun game. $ ` I7 N: C1 x! c
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so6 h, d! K) ?. Y# g2 g
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The' f' b- `6 p! x3 k. M1 p9 B
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I, f8 j9 ?6 S& e2 h/ _. d, f- A
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
) L2 j9 k& F* {9 Wyou pay me only $5. % J$ W! ` H6 b7 l( D- `7 ~1 t
4 e f; ^* `. f, ~3 i You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
" \5 `0 x: o, C; R; Y& P will pay you $500.
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) X1 _; P* D, w; G& G This catches the newfie's attention and to keep' g( v, b8 |$ C9 o+ d8 k4 {
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ! X' T/ l6 |$ B- z
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's9 w2 N, s5 Z) g0 {
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his5 D0 a$ e8 e4 l6 A* S8 m- S/ J
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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/ X6 i, h: f/ D4 E: I, x% uNow, it's the newfie's turn.* C( g6 [/ f+ S" w* ]9 c: K
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with& u& o) \+ C. I1 E& }
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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. H& \3 d: I `* sThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
, o) ?' ~+ g# A' W7 @9 G4 Hreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
+ W0 [1 p z7 G- u. F5 E- K- \the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour% I6 i, l6 b7 }% L, [# E
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
% m1 H6 v8 f+ c! W6 K; D* c' ]: ~& Jhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right* f+ ^6 F4 o! ]. W' B/ v% Y! `
back to sleep. ! g8 e4 V; i0 T2 ?9 z5 r- u
! w, m+ f7 x* g! c( s. b* H+ C, iThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
/ Z4 ]- b3 V- A$ F2 dwakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and2 @/ {2 N& B; Z `
comes down with four?' , h8 z- Z7 ^0 S7 t' ^
' o( u- W4 h; p9 O8 n7 c- TThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
$ z" J/ d' O$ x# M8 S7 A. zand goes back to sleep.
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