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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
9 k9 H. t7 B4 W, f. a: J+ X( ]* Plong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
+ F" H) A) c/ d& \that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
* N7 F& y- c5 @, V% [8 Zthe newfie would like to play a fun game. $ M7 g0 n9 q9 R" M9 [! Z0 D
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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2 }, h: y' ?; ]4 ]$ L5 I0 @2 a r lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I2 T! L5 i+ X1 F2 h
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
1 O- c$ X. X) } eyou pay me only $5.
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! W# n% a* k5 K5 I! v8 W You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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$ _0 D! C! T. u; ^1 }2 W6 MThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
. l) ~4 _# g! P! v0 E9 Y5 S i8 g" zthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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; N9 K: J, F! Q LThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
1 d2 r: \) p; Y9 W( B$ ]7 j, g9 Zpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the. K4 C; k% t% [9 j
lawyer.
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, d/ s) u y" c( ]% d8 U" KNow, it's the newfie's turn.3 ], z5 d0 c: R3 M, C
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with3 H2 c, J, W3 J; t$ d8 f" r& _
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all5 U! }4 D) U+ G$ ~1 {% M7 V% J; Z
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
: w( a3 J, W+ `( Vthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
( j/ A6 ~, x6 W7 v% p8 t/ M% Rof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and( i S( I. l* D& r/ ? H: T
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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0 w: I @ V' QThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He% m$ m# ?' q0 w& [1 G
wakes the newfie up and asks, ^" t" P( ^9 i& C
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and9 ?9 m. H0 n/ _4 A3 T
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5# L5 v5 K" ?& [2 @
and goes back to sleep.! ^. Y1 K5 w' Y% ?- R
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