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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a; X2 \. L! G/ ]; q7 p# _
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb, Q7 c$ c( K1 p7 |9 c5 K( D2 P! u1 ?# [
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
' d- Q5 c, K* p1 D6 u( `the newfie would like to play a fun game. 6 M- E% q& y/ m4 {7 G
; b/ ~0 t2 b8 l% s3 f5 {5 L The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so) g& \ N7 n9 o6 j! ~
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
; H4 ^) Q+ d# Q8 v: F lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
u! k% A; r- S3 G% d# W2 Aask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,( c7 D8 V. j; { g
you pay me only $5.
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% B" n( e! ~8 ?6 l! O' l# A You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I( F8 R8 @+ V' U9 M1 U
will pay you $500.
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: B. M- ^$ x7 \ This catches the newfie's attention and to keep" e! C- |& K% h* Z* U
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. # ^& E% P% G; R( c. L+ R
: u2 Y s: `( {# u) e! qThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
. l. }7 F4 T+ M6 athe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 9 y% Q j5 \* R; {3 Q0 }
4 L/ O9 h! u- ^* Q |4 \! t" |0 n. w2 RThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
7 j- l. m( z' V$ h: a2 ~pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
: d I' A4 J$ z# k% Llawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with0 @ b6 s+ ]* [* a, j
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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: S9 |4 k8 U; D' aThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
* I" b9 x7 E+ A# F* M; R) hreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
3 G5 H3 g S; [6 l) L1 r/ Rthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
) Z/ q$ F5 p1 j; i, Z2 sof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and4 ] T6 H/ Z, E0 Z8 w; L# D1 Y1 e
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
6 y% X! d% L1 T3 |; d& s) `back to sleep. 7 J7 H [% u/ w6 i/ e1 Z. \. ? i
8 `' }* V0 X1 J. G T6 ^The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
* y9 o$ i' t2 i" P3 q2 @2 X" {% mwakes the newfie up and asks,
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5 S) O" L, ]; \* `% C'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and4 y- H$ b8 D) B; |& e
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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