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A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
0 ^( F! y9 I) }9 o( ~& j7 h) dlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
4 O! F$ t2 \* O8 v5 Mthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
; b8 b3 Y' Y* p; w$ @; Hthe newfie would like to play a fun game. 2 `4 F% ?7 ^$ G+ ?8 L7 c8 t
, U. \' p# h- E7 A The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
3 R7 `# ]- i* R( h6 y he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
# \+ _9 S4 y; o% M* {1 F. f2 E lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
& h) ]4 Z7 v' l6 R7 _& ?. u$ Xask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
. P5 ~- q* U% g, s$ `3 ^you pay me only $5. ' h, r, l7 _' j+ D* d( O& y- s
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I. W* G" Q# `+ E) A) \. D* y7 h
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep5 P& E* S8 N% R- N7 ]
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's2 H2 d4 n# t t8 m7 t5 Q" I
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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! [0 Y" ~9 C- o" H. }The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his4 z0 P" M( e K3 {6 [
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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% f) y. m2 q; Z( uNow, it's the newfie's turn.. m1 x# q, K, m5 E$ W2 ?' ]
+ W1 K' o- j' U8 K VHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with$ v3 b4 c0 w3 K6 N% `
three legs, and comes down with four?' + t5 u+ _4 u4 p4 r6 J* o
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all" {$ |1 b T ], W1 v
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all/ N9 `( `& f% _. Y
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour0 U% H2 q6 A, f% i2 @
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and: a0 I- G/ ~. K
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
G1 d$ N4 O( e7 ^8 pback to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
+ }$ Q, I5 c& p) K3 S3 Xwakes the newfie up and asks, . l5 @1 @- V: S( ]& _3 U, U
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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