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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a5 `+ ~' y, ?& E
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb! Z+ {9 v$ q' M; e9 j2 J" T" N
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
1 P$ U4 |+ z/ u7 ]& Q6 J: K' Bthe newfie would like to play a fun game. 0 r1 `" c6 F2 N. k, }
5 B5 \' R2 {+ r' I2 j k The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
, t& l/ f( k; |+ [' J2 r3 n) r6 e he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The' w5 t! x2 k1 B2 u. g) k: E5 R) S
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
, a, T8 b+ r7 C- D2 Lask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
- T$ H1 u/ o+ a Iyou pay me only $5. 8 u9 ~- S" Z; O G$ v5 k R
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I7 H2 C) _7 |' y% q d7 U& A
will pay you $500. ! W9 D: n) R1 {; `* x) }& I9 L
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep8 ]8 t. b5 |4 p( m, |$ t
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. + H: G, a5 S7 m+ L
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's6 q, A; A& b6 M7 _5 \. m9 n" ^
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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3 k8 ~6 n( _4 A- [, e( F; _$ ]The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
) e: N" ]+ c( R. y* p- F% k8 Vpocket 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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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with0 ?2 @8 ?: ]4 h7 s, ~
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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+ C1 ?1 l: l5 D/ HThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
2 H$ d2 _+ \# r- P! N$ r' p% Xreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all! X2 _- V2 d# x# g
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour- s9 u/ b' l7 r( v5 P/ D
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
# h# X$ i; y7 b/ M1 k& Xhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right+ z6 e' Q* I, F* J4 t9 @$ U" y/ H
back to sleep. ; E! ]8 Z2 V) [( h. g
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He5 B8 X" L U' s" Y$ A
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and1 V& B! s) V3 O& X( `/ y- d
comes down with four?' $ w) k( }8 P- L: \) a
. F/ M0 g0 W% B% g1 W) q/ NThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5: b: w0 @# M* c
and goes back to sleep.( {/ ~* x( {4 c# u( U9 @
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