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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
& t; q6 y% S' n# m; p7 _long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
2 ]$ @$ `$ \; j8 h6 ]( \. t E- x3 x1 Gthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
3 n* t1 p, C6 B1 U. K' ^5 ]; Qthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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7 R9 x8 r! g: ]2 x The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
( \7 ]% }! G) ?3 P- b7 @$ [! U he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
0 ~3 b/ V: ?3 g9 p) a# _" V lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I7 l- Z# d/ V) S% s' K( | J/ Z
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
: x$ @% l6 M2 x$ I% {* byou pay me only $5. / b5 {4 G% M" ]8 L
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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' X3 y) v9 u d. L! Z This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
) y* [5 m3 H% D- g# Cthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. " U* a- X- X* i$ j" u: i8 B
6 h- I8 R" A: X1 }The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
* j8 H# c$ ?/ s+ G% V" N6 ithe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
' `8 N6 S0 T1 c+ ]1 Ppocket 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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+ D) o- X5 L/ D, J9 \- ]He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
# b6 Y- t# f2 M# R1 qthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all) J3 |9 k2 B# g9 v' L
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
; m7 z7 x: a" U" p% b- z3 ethe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
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hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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4 l+ ]; L+ d4 K ZThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
1 L7 r n: }2 S1 |& B# {; |6 L3 zwakes the newfie up and asks, 7 r: ?# i$ e7 D9 F _9 {9 n. O1 c
8 [0 o2 {! c: {) W'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and" n+ e% |+ _' e( @: v7 I( y# ?8 V
comes down with four?'
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) `. o3 V0 T* h9 n9 `The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5, ^& X- H0 M% A
and goes back to sleep.
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