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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a$ e( K) ^& V/ [3 y- b, f) o
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb! O2 S- L0 e. e+ J; q
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if, |) l; [% t1 }( M
the newfie would like to play a fun game. $ l5 i8 M6 E/ {& w, s6 c
_& b9 ~0 \" f; B* q The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
3 C. P9 W5 Q, `+ K6 Y' eask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
/ |$ G( J0 s) a, ~" Iyou pay me only $5. 9 Z% |% R- @. J! O& ~3 B
6 b4 i, g5 P& Y! @ You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I* [, O1 I1 {& d
will pay you $500. 9 V2 s/ c: t ^. i
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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' ]; h% _% P, w8 H" L& GThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
4 N2 H: G6 u3 K Y3 othe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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! E0 W7 w7 ]1 d, G, Y4 Y+ WThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
: h' }* {5 G$ _0 ?pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the: Y6 `) Z! y/ \+ f3 H
lawyer. ) {, E$ J. G& c3 a. J* ~' ]
{$ D8 V d# nNow, it's the newfie's turn.: Y9 V4 S5 |/ L! t* t
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with& H: Y9 D! i+ O6 t
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
' e. E2 ?# P+ r5 \; h$ ~& ireferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all- D& l) F7 X& Z6 e1 |& q/ m8 `
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour2 {* u0 Q1 F: r7 j {
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and7 P; N* y* o% o
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right& n- y. H! q9 T6 C& F
back to sleep.
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6 k7 W# {1 {( C$ n2 QThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He( u' Z0 o, Z! {0 o; r
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
: x9 p3 j% c! E6 j3 `comes down with four?' - e; ^, p8 I$ Z, |0 [
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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