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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a4 z6 p/ O* z$ _; k1 ?
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
6 G+ p: f- ~; N$ }that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
3 j$ b! l/ Z) j+ Z' ?1 Y+ `the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The( s& Z# r, M8 v
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I4 W( t' r% [7 o5 ?2 Z' c! k
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
3 a! p" v3 p7 H" q- F( ayou pay me only $5.
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; d+ _9 K3 m+ M3 C* l% H8 s You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
3 {+ e: Y+ U: O+ P# h6 T will pay you $500. 7 c0 l$ R# M+ ^1 k
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
! q5 u$ a' O- y. jthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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9 ~# q; j- A" X3 H9 e+ u- m+ I) k! ?; _The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
& @1 |+ ^8 a; \, ?# Kthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his$ K& Y3 r1 F L ~+ _
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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3 _' m5 h8 D" ONow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with. E" u2 s8 S' Y0 F
three legs, and comes down with four?' ' f+ I" l5 p0 o0 p6 ]4 p, a! h
8 g' i4 R& C( m: g6 s3 g2 `0 q7 u) g/ ~The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
+ s4 O& J/ y( q/ @: H$ Breferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
5 i1 b7 y) S D5 qthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
2 f8 b1 e" R% ]5 oof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
: P2 m6 p, f9 c$ y3 ihands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He) k% ^6 T0 e, h) p
wakes the newfie up and asks, : q1 I( R3 l! z; U$ a# Q
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and" `: }) {3 \3 {- g2 j3 Z
comes down with four?' & D# d& U% ~ t' U
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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