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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a/ j# T9 j. ? i1 ^
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
; d/ a, N5 w+ p6 W9 fthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
1 o. [5 J+ w) C% N, G4 b; e: Bthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so) Q& T! W x. e2 r* a
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The: h4 _) C+ v$ k$ m; q' N5 X
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
, P* z6 {$ _: P, T1 s, s2 D: lask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
4 B1 A! w9 Y; S( {7 c5 Q+ Dyou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I- `9 A0 s z0 D7 P9 j: ^0 V7 {
will pay you $500. * l7 j4 a1 T3 W
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep1 z a8 k0 N0 E4 H5 o9 T
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ; ?' Z% G) Z4 O+ k( m
# n' Q( d/ Z( v( T9 e; yThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
& U: x7 Y# C/ m8 H* ^the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 1 s0 y! {. s3 _2 U& o& _
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
2 q. |) T/ }$ ^2 i$ R4 X0 L0 opocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the1 X* I6 C. B4 R( G. G% ~
lawyer. 3 q; {/ ^" F# O z0 I' ?; {. S( f
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.5 T) |5 Q! X' C, y' r
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with9 R* r% n0 Q# l) y. T/ v O8 @
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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, w3 i3 D- c# O5 \The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
. n E$ m m9 M) @references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all* a+ J+ C( j- q
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
+ @, y7 [; U2 j5 L. t8 e% y R, Gof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and# F' o2 |" J; b" X8 m: t
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
* M+ Y/ G! q9 U3 B+ T b/ ~back to sleep. . T6 i' }. ~/ g
: X8 n. R& ~, K3 t6 J# _% fThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
) h4 Q/ N8 _& E p7 l& P" X8 B- J" _wakes the newfie up and asks, : L1 u! \; B% ^1 X2 c8 A
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and- K X8 [! O+ q# M$ L7 L7 ]% b
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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