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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a9 _* s% O4 q1 t, A# s6 k- N
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb9 S) y0 \8 ~. ~. @
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
5 X8 @' e, e: v6 G0 ]the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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/ W' _ G! p1 _; U3 }4 J The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
9 b& B/ F4 r$ A% U8 oask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
" W3 e3 Y% c! ryou pay me only $5. & ]. v* d4 n+ r9 m9 J, M9 {
. K, S2 v; j# n4 O7 A7 a4 X, } You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
: E) W' f( v/ g0 E8 i! ?8 S; z' F$ j will pay you $500. ' F9 j; C' [' |+ ?
8 O% A$ d7 M6 H; {; N This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
+ b; K, \* v. Q9 mthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's9 X1 s, U- ^, b6 f- J
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his% N( \$ O3 h( D! v0 _
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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. T& _: ?' a* S a1 u3 KHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
9 F3 k2 T6 [- l L+ Bthree legs, and comes down with four?' 5 ?2 x; V2 Q; {- ]) H. t& n
, n! }' m/ d" s' I, k8 z" XThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all0 a% r& ]9 R1 q
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all" D: C) i, N8 A+ D8 N- |' p
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
; m* x: y# w1 Sof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
* o" \: |# Q8 Q2 {; phands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right; G/ t8 e( ~4 ~& F4 i7 K) u" z
back to sleep. # b* U; ?4 \5 }; W ?" O
8 [: b" U9 J" b, C9 oThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
7 Z+ ^3 ? `% Q3 Q) U: u+ b- swakes the newfie up and asks,
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: L$ l! p9 t7 o6 u) P. V'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and4 j/ ?9 _/ s* R
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5: v% z( q l3 m/ I. i
and goes back to sleep.0 Z9 g7 k- J" z
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