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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a1 |& ]0 I$ f& Z* g1 \, F3 l
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
$ h, E6 {9 l2 I* |0 Dthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
( N L. D% K7 b: T8 I5 o6 xthe newfie would like to play a fun game. ) Z, C2 n( u7 e3 H2 M6 K' z6 \4 F, A
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
9 q) h2 {" H. N5 O, e he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
, i! b) D7 S/ ` lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
' H; k c8 y; S8 p5 t7 I+ mask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
, o8 G; o' O; r; l# X' o3 H. W3 ayou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I" I6 W6 n( z. w
will pay you $500.
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0 F& c# Z6 U$ b, C) E7 ? This catches the newfie's attention and to keep; }& C, B7 R+ z( g; D4 m! p6 ~
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. , G4 A3 K' _; ~; A2 q
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's, B# D- p0 B/ h+ `0 }
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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4 g' _' o' d( X# @+ S |! b0 MThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his R: |- a5 d" l
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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$ l: j0 @( E% gHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
2 u0 }; A+ ?$ g/ Ethree legs, and comes down with four?' + Y) z8 ]( ^4 L! g$ Q! v" Y2 Z% L1 B
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all% K* g' V$ V2 w, j0 J
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
3 X9 J. Q( r( l8 L6 _+ Cthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour2 G2 d+ R9 e# X# Z6 X
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
% b) C" G, Z3 {8 Phands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right, L# A: s6 h4 H X; D& L
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
" \$ J+ l/ D/ g/ e' [wakes the newfie up and asks, % `; L' b' x# h0 x4 Z2 a
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and4 B- U, X6 y7 N8 m$ ^9 z
comes down with four?'
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. U1 Z0 v% \& r' u1 {The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5# o5 ?3 b# m' c6 H" X; H- w. Q
and goes back to sleep.
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