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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
; Y! P4 n# ~: ]+ e# N$ A0 Elong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb: V& ?. }8 D) e. @3 A! k' P
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
8 P- E' G! F' J1 V9 T( Tthe newfie would like to play a fun game. 1 X' ^7 w8 [, R3 r1 d" a9 r; L1 W
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so0 u8 A5 B" F" b" B5 v
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The$ e& R& s( ]. u, p' k2 h
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I# q/ |( _+ X1 {% g9 n% ~6 ~
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,4 b4 J3 j9 ` }" I6 u7 \4 E
you pay me only $5. 7 |7 G& B* s0 {: |/ [
# n0 r* S# z' W/ q You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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; R( g- n6 q2 ^. d3 F This catches the newfie's attention and to keep' L3 c( J" R; r, f: L
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 4 A# S$ L$ d, Z! g1 U
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's1 D/ ^& }/ s) B- k* w. L* ^' G
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
# d( i, Y* x- M7 B$ l8 c6 hpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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% }7 M* s2 c' q' S/ J0 k. {He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with( i, v! c$ b0 q2 K. d
three legs, and comes down with four?' 9 O5 t8 x8 G% b% Q$ L( Q: T
4 v. l- D# ~+ }! b+ VThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all- ~; q# u& r0 h6 b; N( w5 L- Z
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
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of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
% _8 M% N2 l4 K. G4 L) Z6 Ghands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He# j, R, N3 ?; |- j8 {
wakes the newfie up and asks, $ s& t" x- X* R9 E% B
) l5 X5 h6 E$ X! b9 Q'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and$ ]& G' w% \/ l- l6 }) ~% ~$ G5 Q
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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