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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
+ g" ~( d9 y4 ]6 B' Xlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
9 S) n4 b( q2 v* g! z- s$ athat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
4 j7 d+ A5 G/ ]2 I8 z0 Pthe newfie would like to play a fun game. d5 U6 j8 u: e/ i3 x
& x& D- b$ l* _6 H! S0 ]0 A1 E The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
9 B$ n% [5 k4 i" G, m he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
4 A" W" I* q" L) K: _ lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I' T' z0 [7 X5 F4 O7 h, W
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
$ [. g& p* ]; P% x4 K! [you pay me only $5. + z5 |" v" z9 Y# L
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I+ }& w/ w6 [( Z. X. O
will pay you $500. . w0 W5 o1 {4 P/ t, Q( Z
2 D; U% X- a0 a* q+ @1 Q4 V This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
1 D2 H* L9 g8 H; ~9 Pthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. Y8 P) Q* r5 [' n
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's( Q7 s4 M# z) s5 U2 M
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his+ K; h5 K: b0 r
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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- \/ _ ]) d! c% |8 gNow, it's the newfie's turn.) r5 c2 D1 `" @4 D# R4 D1 [- i N
% O! Q' D1 B2 ?( c# h ~3 P: d! pHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with3 ~6 p3 b4 o: S2 B
three legs, and comes down with four?' & d) i* C7 X' L
: l% X# l& N1 N; G2 V* q# uThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all# d/ N' W# ]& n" l! w
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
! P6 c! O6 Z! L- y/ j" u4 B; Xthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour9 {0 ?7 ^( E B& n
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
( d, y. t& @5 Z" D ~) yhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right6 D1 b) ?) h" K& k0 i2 ^) o( f
back to sleep. 6 x$ {- U! b3 {) y
' E7 w" h& h; @; T* c/ F# S6 FThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He* t1 i L W+ Q }. a. b6 [* ], O
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and" \% {; ^7 q5 ~
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $51 ?' ~$ L% `* Z' f$ v
and goes back to sleep.9 N) {0 z; f2 G
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