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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a" V9 f& Y8 w. n$ e7 w
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
7 D" V+ e- r& F6 Q: u# n% c' jthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
: }# f7 g7 k/ h6 ]the newfie would like to play a fun game. * ]1 ~6 d1 ]9 q, ]5 n& m6 }1 l* W, c! \! s
; t: n' X* V/ W: V' e+ A7 E) x+ t, ` The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
* X `3 g- [- r$ P he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The- U. ]" _5 u3 E( Y5 k
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
7 I2 Q! F7 m( i9 h( i* ^7 |3 M! ~ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
+ w( {. T5 B- o. G: p( s5 ~you pay me only $5. ( w1 B; q- E- _/ s
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
' {# N* u$ c* w h; b5 I will pay you $500. : s% [4 \$ y }. F9 D, P+ _
2 [" h$ E6 ~; D- _, V This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
' t F$ a% g& x! v/ J+ mthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. * ]* i) v' p: M
" b& p8 ~# A/ E/ j, q; ~! }The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
A% n. @8 t) J7 {! A9 u# ethe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' & [4 [: o' {$ X0 t6 U7 {* M- `6 K
5 l) k5 @' a) e6 O2 v" R6 lThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
3 b, S {" U _7 I! O2 B$ xpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
% I% }6 V! L( H5 |5 }0 X( _lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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$ f- ?* O. x2 A) _ |He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
! N: Z; d9 p1 q A+ p$ C* D5 ythree legs, and comes down with four?' 7 Z: I3 X7 S' i5 F7 K g
; o' y- u7 s3 T7 I8 B4 \The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all/ ?4 c% W% m `
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all- Z$ i0 O4 u* ~* @3 P. C
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour4 \2 R, S: H( b4 ?' q+ r2 p4 L' u
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and; Q1 g6 R! U6 ?' S
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
. K! R' V7 u9 tback to sleep.
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8 f* Q: {' l$ o: `$ m DThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
, M* [2 y" [+ N4 |8 N9 |6 ]wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and, i6 n% I t: X' z4 D& G+ B: {
comes down with four?' 8 {# N: m* ?! C: f
1 B. }/ d* V: r" }The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5* i2 O0 w* F/ g
and goes back to sleep." d5 w" Z1 L6 F: g. {6 o
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