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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a" g3 ~. K+ _2 g; R& \0 u* B6 T* B+ p) t
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb- o3 R. B$ b* n
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if9 K8 f4 H& y% `* y: \, B) O
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so f( C. R$ Q" h" @8 P$ T/ v, K
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The! s! r8 n9 C! u4 L2 v" A
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
& p2 Y* G6 Y' g% k: ?ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,# H! [9 V0 s' S0 {6 Z: G
you pay me only $5. % u& y9 O4 q% O
+ D) ]& T! ?& p" k0 v7 b You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I* |# K0 K* p E/ X5 F8 v/ {
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep) E$ j' P* Y% P# i" F
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 8 [* D. x/ U2 q
3 H, ` J" c! Z9 e( M- D& K2 X7 qThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
& S( j3 D2 h9 a6 P4 Zthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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. h- D& V5 V+ f dThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
& n) V$ \4 d0 i# H7 jpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
; ^6 Y9 q4 M* z( n3 tlawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with- X ~3 P9 }8 p/ Z4 e9 f$ w
three legs, and comes down with four?' 9 \# g7 x0 }$ ^+ v
1 M+ K, A6 o! X7 n: xThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
% z0 U% h! w ?4 Treferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
" X; N A9 X( s+ ]the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
3 B* c% s' l5 r7 f1 k8 F4 |7 Fof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and. L v7 Q/ [. X" X$ M7 g$ e
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
8 U. Q9 |7 P* a& N- y6 Y% C( iback to sleep. : D+ o$ d3 ^- @+ \* p( b7 v
6 T9 G' j; N- U- r" R9 mThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He" d: N2 t8 h" t+ M7 R0 c) F4 E/ p1 a
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
4 X6 c5 E- I; x6 Vcomes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
k! v+ j. r# i5 ?and goes back to sleep.
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