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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a5 t1 P9 N5 Q/ n" v$ Q+ D; ^+ V! R
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb% J$ N/ d+ Q+ [. a# S# }
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
! \0 F" ~* B1 _; J4 v) tthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
3 ?# y: F5 k; W+ P6 r7 A% ^ he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The# ~0 R5 ~* N0 O& [0 W; R
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
" V, T/ \$ K4 J3 b- Cask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,! f; f7 g' r" k( u
you pay me only $5.
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( N" d. U" ^2 ^5 |% c5 y! d You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I8 Q6 r ^; z. y( b, m
will pay you $500.
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, P2 u/ j* ]" r5 P8 ], b d. o This catches the newfie's attention and to keep% ?0 P, `5 T2 K! C$ P/ t
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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$ y: D; S1 e# t- A# ^$ ZThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
9 Z/ q8 X8 J) n# c( e( w/ j( \# z0 n% sthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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: g. C, T4 w4 O: V" H EThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
# I5 c! ]$ h; c. k7 ?. T a1 ypocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the2 F7 u# a4 D5 R% o
lawyer. 6 v1 S3 S1 } m8 V1 y
3 i! |9 ^# c4 t6 {; fNow, it's the newfie's turn.6 E e( p8 }! K" {9 r
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with) ^" j" e9 l* p" I) r: G5 \- V
three legs, and comes down with four?' 7 g+ w& F) U* D
* E, ?) G, }" W4 _! y3 ?1 }The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
! l1 Q7 P! j# A4 Creferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
3 n5 L, g7 x) b2 J6 p5 z0 D$ gthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour. W: t" M+ l8 ^# j- l& G: m3 Y
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
$ T3 S, U. e' U( I- s5 @% O, Vhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right* D8 n, y Q) ?1 `( m- h8 b
back to sleep. 6 h, ^$ y: P5 b
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
" F P P% P: T- o owakes the newfie up and asks, $ I4 C( s9 ^: Q# {) O9 q- [4 }
( \. L* G' t; ~8 q, u'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and) D1 _+ N6 B8 H$ N N# S
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $58 `4 d" W1 X3 U
and goes back to sleep.
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