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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a$ a @& r2 y5 `# A' t- \
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
& g* ^; |% k2 z" W$ N8 {/ G) xthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if6 N+ \$ i0 f+ M- X# g+ c& [ k- i
the newfie would like to play a fun game. $ e) h- Q' {# {7 X, U8 Y3 [) P+ S
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
1 d7 T( W1 D! W3 i he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
) P e G2 S' I3 h+ L, K- W lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I4 D8 g! i4 e+ S. w) R d4 Q" ~
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
5 z1 i) @* A: c+ i/ Nyou pay me only $5.
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% s0 l8 S1 N5 n$ z You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
. }4 r- J& u9 b! t1 K) e$ a( [9 S7 G will pay you $500.
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: v, s5 R# ]1 A% l& L This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
; a' r, }# i9 m' e5 J% Kthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's' {4 l. c; k' q8 l% k
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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( s- e: a4 e* M" M) cThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
1 t1 d1 N4 V% opocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the% K1 P3 ?" s$ `$ `! b+ N
lawyer. , a1 y a* v) y0 z8 S0 u8 i: `4 g* M
3 _2 T5 L6 l. j. l2 X3 MNow, it's the newfie's turn.5 O7 P& Y0 c7 S @
% j: y, b9 W! J1 b( J6 N* N- D% FHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
6 Z2 ~, v9 [$ ]) C0 A& pthree legs, and comes down with four?' 7 P e0 a1 m3 B
8 s: @0 R2 X3 U0 Q, D5 PThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
, l0 B+ f& h7 P' o, K) G$ wreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all9 o! p" P$ S- a S( p0 ^' Z
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour5 W) X3 Q4 ~7 e1 E
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and- q* F% H9 k3 P0 j. Y
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
6 f- I5 U0 g2 t7 y# Dback to sleep. 6 L3 ?# z2 y- y0 i" P$ A
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He ?: A$ [5 l/ X: E
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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# V' O" b+ J7 r'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and' F3 Y, c; v9 U- u$ v& w, w' G
comes down with four?' , m( @6 b4 U1 n% d2 j" }
* T1 N) ?3 Q$ n: S/ KThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $57 ^. i6 p1 I% b$ c% I' S; @% J' X+ q
and goes back to sleep.
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