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A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
9 M# C$ |' v" Olong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
/ H$ U- q* S8 n) W' s6 \& Bthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if5 B. V" V5 o. F# N8 U5 G# N
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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5 m2 W3 B% Z3 q$ Y+ } The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so# W/ O" Q, i' j6 M
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
/ F) p, g7 G6 t lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I: H0 B/ s2 |' |2 K9 A6 u
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,$ q% b5 r. ]+ C: N9 [
you pay me only $5. ' L' {& l: f/ Q1 X: T; J. @; c
3 P4 e! |2 Z& ]: P3 Y6 ~ You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I2 P' @- j. x& N
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
- U8 y6 P1 P# G; f0 h* `the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. : R6 F# { U: o0 e w
' V& w- s$ g" j9 Q; W P6 jThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
' |3 |) p0 d2 |& Othe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' . w! B' {+ K2 R, y# u- R
) X3 @- Z) @& W" Y' MThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his( g3 v6 } G+ n) U
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the, W4 y7 G" K( G) m6 \
lawyer.
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/ l4 b# m! H, TNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
8 s* R& d% k0 d+ Pthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
& w( _+ b: b& O7 Yreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
0 b, l" j1 y' C$ G8 |the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour4 R3 z% j( A+ z1 z
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
# J9 _) T) e+ i2 P8 e/ chands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right* x1 D/ o3 g3 w+ d: t
back to sleep. / D [) |+ H% S) r
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
4 O6 Z( B( e, R+ J7 Nwakes the newfie up and asks, - H& M! y6 x+ x% v3 O
+ h4 |- m% b; m; h3 x'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
7 p- b) Y4 _: U, V- q' Gcomes down with four?' 8 Q3 U1 D+ o! r+ e
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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