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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
& F( g1 d# H7 K' _4 L; `long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
y* l& ]: X" ^% S: f" O, ^* Tthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if! w; b" C4 d6 |8 q2 u; v$ L
the newfie would like to play a fun game. ) o; }7 h: h* }. N& |3 _- M
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so4 ?( t! c# ]! s/ e& q
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
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ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,' M( }! ~4 m& F: S& j4 S% T1 s
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I# ~- a! B, l) Y; T# v2 `/ @3 }1 U8 K
will pay you $500. ( O' |! |& T. T6 f/ X
9 E6 c8 c! N4 m6 Z! l, o' Z This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
# V( h o& o4 L+ Q" a5 xthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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7 A( c* u* f% n! I- J2 b# {The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
7 j9 ~6 B; r( O! G! M' Bthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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4 J5 A- P" ?# X! ^The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
: `$ I# g" f. T" N F9 d9 O# f" Mpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the2 ]0 M& h4 I" J
lawyer.
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/ ~; m' [; R! L) uNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
: v3 `0 E8 a, k1 I1 t+ Kthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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+ x9 S7 J0 E' [7 S$ d) JThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
# E% P! p1 p$ ?) L" Wreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
4 U' c# ]. s; w( Fthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
) T# m( X7 m" B( Vof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
$ v3 k4 o9 [. \" zhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
' h% s% e# I) w- [back to sleep.
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9 u' A$ K9 _7 i' b9 `" CThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
3 Q8 `* w8 Q0 E# g% m# w) e" k1 Iwakes the newfie up and asks, - J: R9 v4 Z% K4 {5 b! @' W9 g2 x
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and1 g: i, E! A- R1 s: ]6 \
comes down with four?' 9 b" b" m$ q, `8 r
: S& K6 j' a8 G. h! `! F) D* yThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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