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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
8 j. L* ~) a; y0 t p/ K- p! elong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
3 V- b h4 y4 c# }+ j, cthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
3 S* I/ a9 _3 E, `the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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1 h! o$ \7 H, ?5 l* [, c2 v The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so7 [; C+ y& @3 V/ a# J$ ?3 u! Q8 w
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
# D: `$ N4 ]3 u! S5 }6 K0 s5 `* \ lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I) P& c# k& {; S5 G. }, K3 J y
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,6 F! H4 e5 G" p5 x: b% p# F. S
you pay me only $5.
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+ E/ C/ ?: L2 P9 g You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
& d, \4 C0 B2 E" A+ F" b will pay you $500.
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3 {7 I. Z* A/ R( Z- V! ~/ L This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
" P/ O7 `" F( L5 w% ?: p* `the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ; f% b) n& f6 L% K, \4 X$ _4 m: }7 r( v
B; O. [/ ?/ g% AThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's* n' ?6 t3 o0 ^7 M4 b5 G( u
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' . J0 b" a) p& T" m% Z
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his' K# d; G V! m. a
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the1 ^) D, w. X/ n& D8 v. m' z
lawyer.
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& ?/ _! s, o6 MNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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4 y+ A8 I8 [7 J @& sHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
" [5 I8 _& k- M: tthree legs, and comes down with four?' 2 m3 x! E t: I8 D
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all" n) O- }' m# L: ~
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all$ f! Q5 F6 Z! h0 c. f- ~" J; u3 P
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
. H& t- k9 K4 ^- }3 S, Yof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and; h; |5 u2 g; n0 Y
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
9 M! w' l7 p: u$ Z' x) {( Hback to sleep. , m2 H: ]: s7 Q* ^7 `" r
0 T; p8 B) f) I4 d) B, \The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He1 M+ H+ r, z2 c: `6 e: |* [& f
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and! X9 D! d. {' w, g( l
comes down with four?' " N! G; @) j, X1 ^9 v
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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