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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a1 q; N; h# e$ H/ v3 K. o7 h& e/ K" p
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
7 ]6 }, g, Z# V% _; V t( Z9 {- p4 \that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
* q% I8 r. x4 L9 C: d" O# W* p+ {+ `the newfie would like to play a fun game. ( z) v5 B* i/ F- j& X5 e
a u0 r1 o+ _; ~0 C The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
* t7 G9 b. c7 H6 i" w1 ` he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The/ z% G6 z3 \6 e8 ]4 Z) M
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
) a, {* Z. j6 L- mask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,8 G$ Y& |: K0 c) g% Z: b- |
you pay me only $5. ) v( g( J6 h6 \
% s+ n, C$ Y, N6 |- n You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I, }* E4 i- |5 Z: u
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
# C- D5 w! O# m6 S; u, sthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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! e0 {" J+ J" d$ _8 _5 RThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
7 U, {/ n; [" \8 H# o6 j: Rthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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3 ~+ V; K6 b+ J: S# w7 o/ ]The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
/ n/ ~# s' \+ c+ Rpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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' m' ]. R8 A9 W+ @+ F' {Now, it's the newfie's turn.. z, A! T+ Q7 \: z
2 h l$ v7 W1 S' S* C# f. QHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with! c0 j4 I. V" M4 @2 E+ ?
three legs, and comes down with four?' ' p* g( _) z" L( S! r3 y. |9 v o
L8 V+ Q1 s+ L- [& XThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
* v! n8 ]* N: g" O1 G0 Q+ Sreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
3 |$ q1 c7 n% ^, L4 }, Tthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour. e% S I$ F8 J: a$ @
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
& g4 X6 w: M7 [7 Z( bhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right4 g2 x! X0 d; n/ X& N3 {$ m
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He. V7 D7 O" e' |: P: v4 R
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
3 ^1 k; `" K- D8 {: t1 {3 H8 Vcomes down with four?' 4 v8 h8 n5 }0 F% }; R/ c( G
7 P" }$ n1 U1 T- i' EThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $53 u: B7 q$ j; e l& M
and goes back to sleep.6 I# L0 h/ g# J
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