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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
7 b! ?$ N& v: N* U4 L- rlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
; {) I0 Q5 R6 J# `that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
4 @( t9 E* v4 `, U9 ythe newfie would like to play a fun game. 5 h3 k; e/ F9 C5 c7 h3 p
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so8 r4 [) }1 R4 t5 p$ ~
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
3 q9 W) l6 [* Y& L; c9 r lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
- E: @, B3 z* q- Z; T4 X6 dask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
! }5 F' I6 B! X; Z, ]2 [! fyou pay me only $5. % s" m- }% z: ^. o, X
$ l4 b. e0 s' y: Y* ~4 s You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I; Q% f& W4 H! p0 D; T
will pay you $500.
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: j$ d8 g5 k( D& [3 h This catches the newfie's attention and to keep$ A8 A4 q0 W2 W
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. + i' f7 O' V7 _% E7 P l
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's1 U* O- a @5 s; m
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' , ]& p6 s' e: y* f2 m% H9 P: H
' y. P' X; \ J. [The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
$ H7 z- V% M, Y( R- U& ]* W% rpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the8 l' [0 D3 A6 \% l/ @4 F
lawyer. ( f( w) k* l) T# N; K; M- M1 N
$ K# i* k' U' x, `' r/ {- ~Now, it's the newfie's turn. x3 N6 h* ~: u( q+ c
: @) H' X1 Z1 K( @+ w3 `* aHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with7 d) |8 q8 W+ `5 ~! j
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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& ?1 h, S5 Q& C6 Q& i6 }The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all& L" J% P7 R2 B! d4 h
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all7 K. d: a2 y6 [4 U% L4 y
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour: y/ r8 T6 J* L. z6 ~7 _% r
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
* V; f# Y) P' Ghands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right# [, h8 r4 t+ t' d' A5 H4 r
back to sleep.
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3 Y$ @! G. T) Y/ s+ V* v) K% gThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He6 d) m5 _, n5 X! Z. `
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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3 c$ N5 o% A% d. B$ f, F1 `5 b3 \'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and' f$ n5 T# ?: ^ v
comes down with four?'
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2 [7 z% B/ u# ]" YThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5, A, I% m! t: w
and goes back to sleep.5 j8 m, ^. j- g4 P
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