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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
' z* I5 {- t4 x" u1 Olong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
2 h! y" d6 \1 Sthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
4 e1 a! k7 Q. ~6 f& ?5 Pthe newfie would like to play a fun game. 3 A7 p# ^) ?4 O) [. R1 |3 J; A" Y4 v5 v
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
+ `6 P5 X5 w3 {' _; i3 O he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
2 F) [. o. k- L lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I/ @" J: q, M( \# J: w
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,3 t7 n- x6 F p" Z
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep8 p7 B0 r6 B. d0 U
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. * k& b$ I* B2 Y/ T' x
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's( {2 z0 H4 j y8 @
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 3 A* o, o. w7 p8 _
) e5 ~9 r0 J0 UThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his7 W+ T# t4 l: s
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the# X7 b, S$ \/ h4 `2 Y
lawyer. " H3 @2 l+ H. O* r
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.( _. P& Z" W5 @4 e
8 T6 h+ r9 r* ]0 h/ nHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with3 v6 L* G( f$ q. R
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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) C; t8 @9 E1 w0 ~- ZThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all" E* I% I3 D3 s& V H8 q3 K
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
+ ~9 w; X' B8 \0 ?$ A# ethe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
X1 g7 b, }" S _, R8 g8 X, Mof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and7 s4 S3 l! H0 u! c, d9 S
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
' r7 j1 D# c5 E$ @back to sleep.
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) N% k) r% e0 xThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He- @, z9 H" Y0 v: _
wakes the newfie up and asks, $ E( Y2 x4 Y+ x3 I, ?+ G) s; g
5 h' f* t7 e* A' v'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and1 Y* m' `0 W# @# y# `
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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