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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
+ i6 I3 F* u- H3 S a- jlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
2 R2 @2 X) }% p, {+ _5 |. y6 xthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
5 M4 X9 k5 {: r" b! k! D! Y ~the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so/ |3 R: U$ w) T- ]4 q. d: Z( ^% U
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
! O$ y5 y, r. `7 d lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
. Y5 I# Y, e8 Y& ?7 G1 S6 v: W2 pask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,! L% A* v; m( L# \+ ?6 ?- f7 u& h
you pay me only $5. ) y. F! \& ? U. k9 H3 V
: q7 y: M ?9 R8 z You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
; L1 [, P, R3 D H1 z will pay you $500. : B7 L, A4 N. t- w, Y
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep7 D% e. f! n9 w: E1 Q+ I/ A
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's2 ]( i/ o: x* {: B- W4 r' a5 ]1 l
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his0 o6 k1 L8 Y1 L2 O
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the) \* S0 U/ {6 ?8 G
lawyer. 6 F# c! S& G1 `
. i2 |2 N8 K: P% Z2 @% J+ }Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
3 m: E" n S4 ?three legs, and comes down with four?' 0 x+ k- \/ p% Q6 @' p6 t2 w# _
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
1 I- V# `0 D! r) |2 Sreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
3 m9 |4 H/ ^' L) i* u' i3 ethe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
5 Z( L$ s v/ A* `of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and# f7 K, X; f: Q% U( `2 M
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right' D3 n3 d6 w ^" U) k
back to sleep. 3 L5 r+ x' _8 _# E! V' R4 o' x
7 N |4 _2 F# e5 q" X7 SThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He* W9 i5 j) U* J7 [: r- K2 D
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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# I& S# p# u% i0 d: I'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and& g- O! a3 }% M# G0 f% n
comes down with four?' 0 M o6 Z' F$ O0 B- P. C! n" _& F& P
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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