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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a" j1 ^) \2 ?7 K- o6 ^1 M" c8 V
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb9 Y/ [. R2 J5 `7 y3 p
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
7 E. s; {6 p& \% h$ ]; |& ~9 Nthe newfie would like to play a fun game. ; G1 d. T/ \4 p
8 Z* Z7 J" Q$ L# X. Q The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so. X: ]( H2 ?/ ~. c9 J3 Q
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The) g/ Y7 K6 E( P2 z2 S
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I" N \" G4 K1 [" d$ Z% G2 U
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
8 v( Y2 x, L& h. i6 _: y8 ayou pay me only $5. 0 \. w& f0 B1 J C" r2 K
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I: p' T2 b) y' G( B2 G) d
will pay you $500. & @7 |, }: A! o1 U6 q) J
/ z. e: R. `- A% u& q9 D9 G* c This catches the newfie's attention and to keep2 e0 o W5 l% Z) ?
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 5 k: Q- w* D& b
8 n9 K; G; `6 C) L4 e. E3 rThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's, ]7 S( O% G8 l4 d2 M
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his. o" V# O3 J4 w
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the; W; C% s2 a4 t( f/ P' q9 r
lawyer. $ M R2 ~" ^- s# R# f
5 V( V. u: N) O( e; A4 cNow, it's the newfie's turn.! q% n' y( C1 H0 h
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with5 z; d2 M) a5 L
three legs, and comes down with four?' 9 Q# m# V; w% ^+ }3 `# D
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all( x8 Z3 W7 [8 `8 e+ W
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
* x. g a1 ^, Q7 d9 F, Zthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour" ~( a* u) M* A: y' L9 h) E- Z
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and0 T5 t9 c5 L9 Z6 Y4 Z0 X
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
' w* Z m7 |* [9 ^- c& nback to sleep. 4 @1 `# J, \3 P1 t- f) k
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
1 v" h% L7 _6 ]0 l1 {5 ?wakes the newfie up and asks, : p/ h' ?6 u& g6 k# E) v# v
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
1 ~; }+ q8 ]& E9 hcomes down with four?'
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4 s( j9 C3 P; P2 h# D- MThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5 [# }* O% O! j7 z) H+ a
and goes back to sleep.
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