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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
6 ^* [# ], X$ x8 Ulong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb) K* m. A% i* P* }* S, v
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
, _ @4 m+ L9 S' Hthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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$ z/ h) o$ F# n+ E& T The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
( ?( g, I; v q' ]. o4 a he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The) h' }" t/ m5 J2 N* p
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
4 M# b/ d+ Q& a$ O$ r% Fask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,( U/ A: |2 z. t$ b5 N/ e
you pay me only $5. & [9 S, i* n. J! v
- W2 X) T! ]! j4 \) k+ ~ You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
' t. [0 u6 q* A1 [% S2 L, a8 y will pay you $500. / y* g! ~) @6 e2 X7 S* _# @
6 X Y0 h3 H- U. l- v7 d5 q5 L. d- z This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
% k7 f6 B" u; c( |the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 8 E* n7 N) a S: G9 L/ a P
9 `: P% H+ r+ e# m: c; oThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's7 @8 B' I7 V0 J/ o
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 4 @2 n: d/ ?+ W. E3 ~
8 W! L# Q) Z9 K8 }The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his0 X. ^' T: a6 _& {1 Q3 x
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.2 o/ o/ E6 s. P- f; ~0 w) [, S7 T$ n
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with1 Z7 W6 N0 v! |6 Z: K
three legs, and comes down with four?' 1 U( r/ q0 ^& } H9 d/ U
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all0 }! T" a; i0 U F8 d4 M2 [/ G
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all$ e4 _3 t/ H. `3 y, n" b5 Y9 {
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour8 T; d! A* P# o
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
. K" U8 R' o3 e4 U# vhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
0 h4 d, T/ p( d" ^, o9 tback to sleep. , e5 _8 F4 ~( V# }% W
. z4 v% v1 k* q( ]2 AThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He7 S5 n' r5 b, y& S1 n
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
3 H. Q$ N, u% \, U' Z% E0 ycomes down with four?'
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' O# U$ X$ A9 t+ o* ?The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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