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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a' S! y2 e4 b$ @4 x1 [) B
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb( f3 w8 e# ]5 y' n
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
6 i- {4 |4 h; I' ^ Kthe newfie would like to play a fun game. " v& r1 c, f' w* c7 e
: o6 I& f9 O# Z- z( M- o; ^ The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
9 B# T3 g2 X3 N& `: d, h R0 t: h he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The v* s) G9 R: l- C( v1 l
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
- Z: f# u5 g# gask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,: _- | ~" F# x
you pay me only $5. * h8 K( n- s s ` }2 Q
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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" q# s& _+ {5 p* }+ I" z( iThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's& z- s- _" j% W: }1 F6 D
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' / l4 t4 l/ F9 {7 L- Q e, B
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
# b, c& _" `/ |9 n1 H2 kpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
# G/ i0 q& v" \5 blawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with3 m' ` ~8 ^7 k2 T9 F# I; |* _
three legs, and comes down with four?' & v8 V6 K1 C; x- ` K$ p
1 U& W0 _7 Z5 B8 O8 i0 a$ W, G9 YThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all; C* @/ F* {/ L* J# L/ o# R% T
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
2 M% o2 p2 W2 c5 d& f% n) zthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour( q) ~% N" E5 L) N K* } @7 r; B
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and6 r# ^+ _0 }! E4 Y* J6 _) e
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right q$ y5 x0 I1 q9 [) ?2 K
back to sleep. * \% h: C+ K' q* K8 [8 Z
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
# f. i( x2 t- |5 }. M/ S: s) Uwakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
$ e9 \. x7 y% k+ m5 N7 ccomes down with four?' 5 K! l, N* X! b0 ]/ f$ p+ }
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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