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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a7 {8 l6 u5 T% h- q
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb1 z# F" {1 R3 o- P2 e: S0 t1 B8 U
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
9 ?+ w# W: m) N( `0 S- u& B# R2 rthe newfie would like to play a fun game. % g! r& _: T ~2 g( l1 b
- X* u' Y3 v; d, b9 F+ k5 A1 P9 y The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
, D& h, |/ v. X he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
8 X1 z( z5 Q- i lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
5 a4 L/ J5 _ b9 `( ]ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,# ?9 M# T/ M4 h) u1 d4 z
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I' K( T3 v6 X5 ~1 e# B3 X
will pay you $500. $ A; u- l' s' s! g% a
. ^4 w* U9 j- e% K This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
) G* K9 F. y# \the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. $ Y0 E( H( ~% v& r+ b; J. P
6 b; o5 j% w( y% b; N' Y) ]' R' zThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's6 i# a& U( u! C: g) Y4 h, S; {, k
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
5 V. U/ J; b' W$ _) ypocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
0 l& P2 }; n" j% {: R$ W( ]" _lawyer.
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2 r v3 K' [1 ^" sNow, it's the newfie's turn.# o8 n' i5 e7 O9 A/ [' X* x/ ^
3 ?) P2 b8 P) b1 }. K# ^He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with$ O+ Q. H, T' Z. S) c7 [( Z/ _' r
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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. P3 e" n0 Z2 ^4 S5 BThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
: ]: D! j' {8 t P" O* N7 X( Greferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all: W+ _8 u; U7 V" R
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour- ^; J4 W. T t# ^8 a: U
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
0 m; K0 R1 b# O8 W0 ohands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right* s) v3 D. L; P% q8 Z5 W
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He4 {2 B7 s: v0 ?$ y) B: B
wakes the newfie up and asks, H& J4 \: Q; M& \1 e
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
2 u9 U( i) o. |& Vcomes down with four?' 5 v2 V# N. A4 M4 B5 _1 K4 r, i
* U3 m: l ]0 k" |2 FThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
. y4 X# U* q9 A/ Kand goes back to sleep.7 P7 v5 u1 n( `, ~3 w
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