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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a9 |* u1 {( h! W* y
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb- i( j& Y5 ?) w
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
, x8 p, { I6 D& i) T, {the newfie would like to play a fun game. 7 m9 m4 B# ]9 S! M, z
* X' W; B& o6 e1 b- I The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
0 p6 q% a. `$ A% Z* W he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The, i$ b- ]5 n. S: o8 C1 Q7 g
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I! I6 G& K% f3 ^' b3 O
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I5 U& S4 l+ n# ] o1 K
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep; A0 L0 {' Z' V2 R& q& f
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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5 @* B7 T( ^" o$ E7 U1 UThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
/ |! |4 j/ w# t1 W' I& G' Sthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his0 H( \7 V" A0 R/ k" t
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.- Q8 Q* s% T6 T( I w
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with1 m( V( Q- L9 R7 V8 d$ U B
three legs, and comes down with four?' - {) f- ^; } x7 ^6 s# ]' g4 s; @0 Y
! l" k" A/ i: _& I7 Q* `. XThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all) {* A" P, m& h0 V' N
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all& B: X" W6 q! D! p! B
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour4 y( o2 Z# A5 w7 R
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and# {$ ?2 ~0 h2 D: v# w
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right8 [5 m3 u- u; Y# C& p( n0 ]
back to sleep.
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$ ^# q, m! {: k$ w# _The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
* {$ C3 {' s& @& F5 {; [6 ~wakes the newfie up and asks, 1 B( q0 U! z" V- z4 R6 k0 o# K
% X5 x0 ^: Q% s: ]$ t' O6 W1 c8 ['Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and7 g; p' S1 r& B; N4 k0 N9 k* d
comes down with four?' 3 P5 q8 q; N0 m# {! P8 [
' p, J7 i# s. D& I* u& oThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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