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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a; z* m9 s2 m# d& [2 l0 T+ h
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
/ l6 q2 b8 e3 Zthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
) G7 ^) [ ~! I+ m! S1 t+ J2 mthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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1 P3 k7 ]' N2 K: P& \ The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
8 @+ W, |% e: C6 }/ }, D he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The6 {) }! c4 L: ?/ q% C/ ?
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I( W) _. L( G* z8 e3 n. r! s* s
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,$ t0 y0 G2 P3 ^" S. l
you pay me only $5. + D {1 {4 O0 N/ B1 [0 G
5 x, O6 t$ y% ^4 V( e1 N) s You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I1 I; j. ]; n# g/ m; ^
will pay you $500.
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/ a" h$ R4 E: \) _ This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
1 e, K9 n" ?! s$ T3 x4 x0 |) xthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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6 d# E" W$ o, r" E0 Z1 q2 K( gThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
+ R, U q- x# }$ j9 Rthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 0 \0 f+ O( `( L* R2 b
/ a: Y7 A0 t( J$ F( I2 {2 D/ FThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
% U4 a b* `( Y. hpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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0 Q# U( ?$ {) a% b3 YNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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- D4 q: U. \8 G( b8 ~6 o+ D3 BHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
: r6 i: v! j( w4 m1 r. C* ^3 f" {9 rthree legs, and comes down with four?' j" f2 l9 M; a. g! @+ `
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
: c: W# h8 |9 Kreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all8 X" Y: Y/ S7 I. |4 S& H2 @6 r
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
0 N$ O8 }+ e" k5 ?* s/ p0 w) X- ^of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and: Q. q* j! M4 o1 u& o$ d
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
R3 {8 ~& _2 Y+ \5 z8 n8 Nback to sleep.
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( {6 _0 X: `4 bThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
$ S4 z6 w. y9 Y% _3 ^wakes the newfie up and asks, & ?4 r8 Q! b) \# _
6 V$ l. U% { e% V8 a7 L, c% T'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
8 Z, y8 D( \! Hcomes down with four?'
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: I- w/ u5 [ @: B @& aThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5- X% z9 O, \1 m* @
and goes back to sleep.
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