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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a; e" \' d$ M5 H, d1 F8 p
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
& [' |' D, K1 C/ e" othat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if9 Q/ q6 e! a i# C
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
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6 S% w& ^4 ^' W& X4 X7 ] lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I& c3 N: r6 I- l
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
! `& i! {& |3 q# l: ] |5 Y# uyou pay me only $5.
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( U- }6 @, {$ D$ {% ]" h2 ]) ]$ O% C You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I/ P: I. B5 N4 Y# f# M
will pay you $500. ! E5 }% p- f M' N; S% s+ r7 d
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep; r- H5 {: C6 ?) c9 g
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 9 s7 D) {6 g" l; g
6 q7 o0 A( Z8 W! OThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's) O- f! `9 l$ z! ?4 P9 h% \# t
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' $ b) Z" c) l1 [& ~. c8 T9 Z. \
7 k7 Z# c1 U( Y1 nThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his; d; `8 P; c" c/ }
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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9 _" ~; K3 l3 n) z! ^Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with. S3 V/ |+ H0 z2 S* G$ k
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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2 X7 U8 l j4 Y, v' v( Q3 n! LThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
& ]3 d! a* x- J: F* Ireferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
0 N; L; z7 J8 Z. G- n) W' V: o Mthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
/ t: j, i% X. {+ `of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and$ v- k$ B% `9 z- p& T" J
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
$ S: N5 m5 Q0 D" bback to sleep. 3 `+ q5 t' D+ {* K3 m! ]
) q8 J9 ]2 ?6 u/ v# PThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
8 T! w- o, ?" r! D& ~- c4 |' k/ ]wakes the newfie up and asks, ( z1 R% T" z4 ]/ F# U f! x
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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# b. J4 c1 _; d% [The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $58 F) o* h7 w$ \3 x/ w6 [
and goes back to sleep.4 u8 k9 S# C# L: E3 [9 p0 @. [0 ^
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