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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a% [2 r% D# _: N* ]% G
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb! W5 S- @3 s* _' @/ `2 ?
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
- {9 _" a8 }3 Q4 e1 U8 `6 Zthe newfie would like to play a fun game. : ? w; x) |& k3 |+ ]* J$ F2 R
/ R) P/ S; R( e2 d' q! c The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so. M) z% \( w; R8 q H+ p
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The6 O/ k. a6 S ~* V- g
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I8 q% e0 B6 E! V
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,/ l$ O8 N" @2 j
you pay me only $5.
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( o6 t% c$ `# z: ?7 R You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I! X: Z. U% v, `, k
will pay you $500. 5 D' p5 i* v3 Q; K
2 d- Y- @8 ~# X0 A& \/ q$ ?4 i This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
" k+ x! R7 F' h. U; g* J+ i$ ethe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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* D' u2 \$ ?1 c/ C& D/ d9 }The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's* ~3 P7 ?9 ?( |1 h2 E7 t' ]- U
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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+ |, n7 q4 b" b) C* j* TThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his+ q5 H: V. [' x4 t; \; ^
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the- b# R( x" |- s6 ^/ F
lawyer. & o/ ^# g" l* E
: b/ M* M/ }. X0 V; xNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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2 u" _) O( p( l( w7 zHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with* j/ S6 T# K& \$ R+ e3 }
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
7 |: W% q3 ? @references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all6 Q/ C0 b! E, H: q1 r
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour$ d5 j/ ^, e3 ~ b
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and% I1 l& S2 w' Q0 Y- d X
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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* B& B c, D3 U$ OThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
/ H( Z+ L4 t# }+ A! g1 P- Zwakes the newfie up and asks, 2 D, n7 K' _8 E! ^
& d0 y5 x0 n1 L% {1 L, [& g'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
% K- A& f5 r, t( e1 w+ t5 t% ~comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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