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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
7 I- j* p! H% [( vlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb( o. Y' p1 t% K
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
( W8 I5 e1 F; H- K; r; wthe newfie would like to play a fun game. 9 T7 v1 ~$ Q1 W; J- p* w
% C/ I5 F8 X3 n- x& ` The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so4 Z* H9 j, m8 X/ i
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The; q4 U7 z! G' c$ J
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
m7 B& I* q" v# a0 |/ h) J; Wask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,6 i6 ~- }, R4 o! f( r% `1 ]
you pay me only $5. 7 c; E/ m4 f' Q: y
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 3 t1 V- Q) ?6 [: n4 v+ k
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
s2 P- a! J& W, sthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his7 y% Q3 Q% D4 G- G( I* y K
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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! K9 u% m( o) D2 C G& p" R5 |) @Now, it's the newfie's turn.& l8 |+ d, g( E: c2 e" ~
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
, C9 o1 W# {& |: M! [3 s( H, Xthree legs, and comes down with four?' ( a. o, x! r) o1 R
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
& E3 [9 e4 X! \% r4 e8 y& \0 ~references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all+ J% _7 B1 w3 ?# T# y2 \8 p
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour/ }& I8 q9 M" ^5 s; b) T J/ I
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and0 g! [. L' D( Q) w) F! {
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right/ [7 M$ \3 b' s* B* M
back to sleep. 6 ~. }8 @/ d/ B* T; X- j1 ~
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He F+ S) Z, l! f N
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and# v9 |% X+ @% }3 W' _
comes down with four?' 4 J; O$ U l+ g- t3 K
& w" h2 H. o0 v0 B3 X g; N3 {The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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