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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a% U2 ]" `6 m5 T2 L/ H
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb; N6 `8 o6 l0 W( M. @$ l) a2 m* N
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if+ W- R. d1 ]7 h$ i: x9 Z
the newfie would like to play a fun game. $ s4 M+ i& L6 m/ E- l$ n7 Q
; i& B* z t( ?$ n6 b2 Q. b+ f( A The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so5 C7 _) p7 l+ C, P, {. [
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The3 W6 U J4 Z2 a* U8 M( R
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
9 P% B& w) S! n2 eask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
' a) J" c: u6 {you pay me only $5.
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# L% {- T5 Z- A) f z3 F+ C/ V6 w You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I# I; K& [5 B: f" L+ Z
will pay you $500. + h( J' p9 R. ~
% M7 ~9 O1 K7 P! @" r! R! o This catches the newfie's attention and to keep! |/ s" ~6 j0 B7 n3 A' T( S
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's. h9 `4 H4 F7 t5 I1 G
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
! L, g; `3 I' w9 z! D; ppocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the: T7 m* t; D+ [* r& ^: v7 D
lawyer. ( K- k% _" a" @' X# b5 h
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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; ^$ I2 @; U& l8 x& z& H- `He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
- ], u, T7 b! ^three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all0 j. a- h1 A$ r! v4 \1 d
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
9 s0 [9 A9 ~* X% f, @0 L& J+ Sthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour# H- d' `' q) T, w. Q0 s7 b1 f
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
, K1 q, Y+ e* shands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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6 G3 ^3 a% O. }1 I' A' q4 }The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He, z1 G- J/ e: D/ K
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
L% K7 F3 [# m$ M: C: U0 e* m6 u4 pcomes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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