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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
* ?; w9 V7 S6 G! {4 ~long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
+ j1 b; x: s1 @2 Nthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
8 P, s! Z" c* }. Bthe newfie would like to play a fun game. . [) N8 C B7 ~
2 ?9 q4 _! g+ v/ ?( n The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so, ]7 _9 a0 |, Y% o
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The/ E* ^* m8 _; S1 }* m
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I. X) |9 l1 G7 R7 e- F! Y
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,' K L; j, a( r- d: V+ {
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I2 w7 B5 k5 m# F C- w
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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& H9 H3 B- k0 I$ J# D2 ~7 L+ g% }The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's4 n% r6 b2 y/ n/ j' N+ B
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' : h* [; D, S7 A( i, w& P$ D( B2 l
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
, _( r j ^0 n. \5 ? M+ Apocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the7 l$ s2 Z7 H N# p4 T9 V
lawyer. . H2 o& D' q( [4 w+ U0 T
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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* r1 K" u, ~0 T" d1 U4 V% ~He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with# [5 Q7 [, S* i x
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
; k- W9 ~6 K1 _references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
" x6 `( a% d3 g5 h: O: i9 Jthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
, {; Q, k3 B1 \! aof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and! n4 y, Y8 v/ U* t9 [6 f4 b
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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( Y s/ X% _! _The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
8 [" t- p6 g8 Wwakes the newfie up and asks,
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- h" w- c' z& _+ g) U! e'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and: ]# [# ~: K2 I! c
comes down with four?'
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0 g J5 z/ D( t1 z2 E5 WThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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