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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a" z8 w9 @5 l6 }, |8 _1 r
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
9 {4 K& ^ ]/ s) ]! R6 F0 J; Vthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if2 M% T4 X, Q% i2 e# u4 ?, G
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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% l1 r- r0 Y) {9 B Q The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
/ W# J* P9 K# }+ c, ` he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The6 I/ i! S: `) N1 M
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
p: r( l/ z) s8 {4 d2 task you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
2 h" B* m: `. ~' e' k4 D9 K4 \you pay me only $5.
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' t( B/ k6 o r8 \/ R4 w6 H( h* b You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I( q; o- ~1 q; i# U8 p, _
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep7 U! i( n8 }- R1 c( u+ C$ K% F: [
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. - H7 E% C& \% b) r0 G. M2 g6 ~( n/ E
9 g1 R+ Q; z) ]# Q5 J/ c+ z8 WThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
# v, z* T" @; N4 vthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 9 ~) e- _' _& J# f) {* ^5 E0 \# D* S
3 O- B- A6 V. j7 PThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
- G9 b6 _1 ^/ h* B; \: o# m/ vpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the- u: n+ B; o7 ]# I1 I- G6 L
lawyer. 5 A$ }: j! i" B8 _! b
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.& G" _! E8 h* h" N
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with# S/ w+ @2 P. o8 [- g) ~
three legs, and comes down with four?' ' \0 E* t" d( Y/ X4 ]
J' K& {/ t8 |$ l. P( ^# vThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
1 H: d# b1 t5 D* E2 h3 f$ zreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all; f8 V5 U' z! ]2 t; U0 g% }7 H) c
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
3 h; ]3 r" ?, nof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
. X, U3 q1 F3 o9 Z9 B! i- ]hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
# T. n* S4 K3 G, t. q y" xback to sleep. `3 U/ l2 r2 [/ D! S! y
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
9 `( V/ P1 c' k( K: c% W1 |wakes the newfie up and asks,
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, f; Q; ]9 \& y* O8 T% e K'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
% D. S, v7 R3 i0 m+ K+ Y" fcomes down with four?'
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8 |. [% u- {, q) c- j* @3 AThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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