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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
* M7 u9 Q' n8 h" b" _" dlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
: U2 P6 `7 p; B, }) Z$ |9 Dthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if4 r9 }' J; N) _0 _
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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/ i$ x$ |& P. X* q0 _1 O# E' V( e The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
^1 d9 R, m+ t% ] he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
& @1 W4 X# b ]! H6 Z$ i lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I; l+ h: }9 y3 X! y2 \4 M& Q
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
. G: `& F* y( X* F- V- Uyou pay me only $5. ) C! J4 P: S" s' [" W S
( V3 c+ S+ u5 X: S: n* @" f You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I% C* j8 \ B% ~
will pay you $500. ) G0 k H% J: V- Z1 u
: P9 x" d) \( V5 ?; S! X This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
6 K2 T' K+ }- k% Othe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's3 Y2 s0 {4 g" ?; u, j3 Y3 I; u
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
+ r1 v. D7 f4 Rpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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. r ]$ ^( G) p$ y5 s+ ~. s' wNow, it's the newfie's turn.+ q1 t6 R8 j5 t" W7 X
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with$ z3 w8 U z# c
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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- s" n. {$ T" h) R/ T: UThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all" W" z* h9 [% K; r1 ]# v( z
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
5 [1 I y( I7 h; ~# Gthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour8 J! p/ Y, n9 X% i% K( i
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and) A" W' R1 M5 e8 z
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
0 c5 M5 n: w. S# N& a, Eback to sleep. 4 i2 U; B" n/ G; `5 }6 L
: i5 {! v# L" N6 Y3 DThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
# F6 O- I4 r) L" ywakes the newfie up and asks, ( d* s# @" \* H( T8 k) S7 z- P
% B/ V# ^' A7 D& e% J. u6 y- F'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
8 i4 T U; U7 w5 m! p) W6 R! d3 Ecomes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $51 p; T# k. E; ?6 d$ R$ [7 t: G* E
and goes back to sleep.
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