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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a$ J6 L5 v* l0 A. w
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
5 T9 ?) B( ] ]$ v! i; bthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
5 x# n0 j9 P* V* Y9 c2 e' I; n) z7 W4 `the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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9 R2 \' d* \! b The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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, j* {3 X/ e0 J& u; o lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
" c, _8 }+ }8 C! a2 Q5 \, M7 L9 {ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
6 t& y& C/ T; j1 j/ y- E. C9 gyou pay me only $5. / B4 Y2 b7 f: V
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
/ {6 T* m1 j6 ^( U& q3 V* x will pay you $500. 1 ~5 i/ c4 R& |' I9 B
. l! r1 G- N6 D7 i+ i! _$ O- t This catches the newfie's attention and to keep+ w m |! a# p
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 6 i0 Z7 n1 v. N( K# ?+ j5 I6 r
: P) Y" x2 ~$ yThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
# ~3 Q( b- e; |- ?' u. |the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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1 E- t1 L, A4 ~/ c3 J2 } `5 i! ZThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his; Q# I9 m% O) e+ n$ Q1 Y
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the& I8 t1 r. b! Y, {* h7 J" x2 }: O7 z
lawyer.
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/ T o+ F/ x3 b$ A8 |9 h' fNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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! X& i& n Z! S/ N8 ], eHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
0 G: C9 o' v% Uthree legs, and comes down with four?' : [8 f$ n, ~; w: K. ], r, e5 J
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
6 S; v- i. z8 x1 b5 x; L' Y4 g- Xreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
$ [6 _+ g& ?3 }2 @0 b) ?3 z; W- hthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour& C8 K! I3 Y2 h6 ~
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
0 o9 l& v( U( W5 m6 n0 j) Ohands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
; E$ y7 P+ w9 E6 n: [back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
5 g2 U4 J% \8 V/ _# ^% wwakes the newfie up and asks, 2 ]; E- E/ T1 u8 w5 r; u4 S
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
6 N% \' \$ L* u s3 h0 K8 @& ]comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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