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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
6 ^( H/ ], O. Y% jlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
. c' b- N' R' i: T# I6 sthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
6 a! _( o6 s# R( Athe newfie would like to play a fun game. * U9 X8 s9 j) a
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so5 i4 g* }% [8 X& y
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
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1 T/ t6 q, I/ t. Z: u8 [ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,( K- R0 F5 [7 N( Z, e
you pay me only $5.
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$ f& @; q2 D: G, X6 S You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's- @- S. S) D- C/ g" _
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' % r4 W) P- N% j$ n
7 v! Q+ B; x9 y7 a) v4 T. N/ LThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
% R; L8 h4 k8 V. Q: v' _" ?) X) }pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the9 ?7 X7 E* O' R# C3 V
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.1 @/ z1 S4 Z9 ?$ `/ l$ v+ Y0 I
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with; H. m \8 s2 ?4 r: W# o
three legs, and comes down with four?' # `& K7 V0 ?9 j1 q4 o: D
7 w7 i1 j2 F. g6 @4 kThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all8 }1 {( M6 N' z
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all6 P# g5 N- E* D. D
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour& _" [# N3 L; x; p( C
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and" v5 F g" Y: X2 P6 l7 A: F
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right$ ^+ z! L+ H' ?( H" e
back to sleep.
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- p7 k7 }. H$ Y+ P/ Y1 KThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
) r' k; p/ D8 t+ v8 ]wakes the newfie up and asks,
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0 I* e2 ^; N* I9 F! Q6 L( m'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and* D5 c0 A1 \9 X M3 Z
comes down with four?'
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T6 X8 }, e) f, h+ ~. uThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5# u7 P, p& R0 ]" f% w- t! R
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