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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a& [* y* x5 x! I
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb/ r: G2 C& A* D
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
8 Y$ }! _% t- T9 C) p1 Vthe newfie would like to play a fun game. : u6 v5 K0 O+ j/ n ^! f
) h+ E- j- N7 {4 q& t$ C& E/ w1 ^6 J The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so5 Y9 w+ s' r" B$ V: D& o
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The6 Q m6 A/ v2 j5 P, n
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
, k- h5 E: W4 P# a6 A* h: Lask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,1 D& f% k4 _- A2 h7 t5 Z3 D+ Y: z
you pay me only $5. + R! J$ E7 h5 e* w- O0 ^. L
7 }2 e6 s' D' h1 h2 `3 M/ I You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
# T. i. r/ c7 d$ q$ \' A will pay you $500.
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. ]. C$ e! v9 c7 x& I This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
( ?! j1 v) y$ Q5 ~. ithe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 2 D* e1 B5 T! `
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's% v9 p" }/ P" `8 ^
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his3 R1 @' I/ ?" }8 }. F; U
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.8 s( t; P n0 P0 K4 B; j* Z: u
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
9 ~) `2 w6 s5 Y6 w* u! s# Cthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all0 j n* I! L1 E5 b N5 a2 b4 t
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
" H! g% D+ @2 y7 k8 {* V1 ^* X& q7 Jthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour; b, {% z) Q2 z4 {$ b( W
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
3 X- H, ?) I m; w% o9 Ehands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
, G3 u) Y4 z- f# B7 U3 A3 K+ }back to sleep. / n2 L, P6 ^7 |8 j. l$ d% z
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
; N3 F4 p" ]: [) ^, \' Xwakes the newfie up and asks, ( U1 h( |( P7 d" F4 Z
& C' p1 S* Y6 }9 ]2 k'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
' L* Q1 r4 \9 e( {5 F0 `comes down with four?' 9 b( ^; B' N( C- v0 z9 s
9 j7 A; e6 e! `7 I% c+ @* Q8 ]2 FThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5( Y+ c( q* s9 v6 Z
and goes back to sleep. c* A/ [! l6 d3 D( E
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