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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
/ D7 j- q L" J/ Hlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
, F: C- R' S) T: C& b5 U: n" X1 X0 cthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
; }, a, h# K$ Q' J/ }9 Qthe newfie would like to play a fun game. 4 z5 F- {$ f" x9 b9 e1 J
1 r0 H" \( v1 j5 f) g5 E2 \: X The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so. R; U; v; [4 t, Z9 N, F/ o
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
5 u5 F& }- k* O" _6 U! _& i lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
, U! [9 u' b( B6 @ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,( X2 I9 f& w! Y, v3 q/ b
you pay me only $5. - A5 {6 d: [( r" f- ~, I/ C- I( S
# E- D" Z2 B" [; y5 D You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I( D9 w5 l* B4 j
will pay you $500. & Q: p* C/ {6 R8 N, U
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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+ g1 Z# a! d2 k8 v {% l+ ZThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's" M& V0 P7 }3 ^0 M7 \( S7 [1 X4 W
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' + o% L$ o) o! `6 K
5 y. c1 [3 C a+ qThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his* p J9 k& F$ r; k- i
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the- B; x, d# T; y8 D, [' L
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn./ k0 P2 O: H5 [. L# a# f4 V
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
. C7 ]9 x- ^- ^, n. d! Ithree legs, and comes down with four?' & @1 g' K7 P! S
- n* N7 d5 u( fThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
6 r5 f* s6 A1 `. P, S5 i, s9 Creferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
1 ? N& W6 V; x9 Z8 J E' Zthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
! p$ L- P8 V2 q: T3 _of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and( [+ }/ Q% c: G, n( i/ m0 S
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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# j( T4 w! Y% a& ?" k& Q ~: ~The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He \; n" m6 M& V9 Y
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and+ I" {& G, h7 C0 h
comes down with four?' - \5 Z0 Z0 \* U9 U# R
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5( c D# G8 T8 a% z7 k1 _2 y2 d
and goes back to sleep.' P9 K2 N, F) b+ \
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