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A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
7 l1 V, Z+ v1 C/ F) rlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb# \* F. ?1 W& I1 K O9 ]! F
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
% m; C/ _- N1 G! e$ {; Q4 xthe newfie would like to play a fun game. 2 p6 F# k- O9 D4 ]/ O6 U9 `! ?+ U
+ Q7 a2 {9 A- m2 l The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so9 S. k6 @ J8 a% T
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
8 ]+ x* g! d, i lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
/ g7 W) ^! C, i" Eask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
4 Y. y+ |( O! v; O7 p5 U7 F$ Iyou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I& M8 c: {0 C) Y
will pay you $500. 0 A5 @" p) \' x5 X* b- m& ]' B
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's& Z! Y+ c2 D; Y2 g F2 e
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
; \ v+ y& j1 epocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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9 r" O, S2 c) e& C8 HNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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' f( r" x! [% E- J/ n5 q" THe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with- n: a, g* S: H% o
three legs, and comes down with four?' 7 B& k# ]; d6 Z, \# B
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
* }: I B% G* o) ~% n/ mreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
) s4 ~4 X! Y) k- s. Mthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour E/ ]- n C- Y" I. i, _! }
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
) w0 h, W) ?$ E2 P( Mhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right6 q0 x' A, L9 ]7 [( m9 Q+ K, _$ @7 x' }
back to sleep. $ e) R. i1 w* g4 l O/ S
# d6 O U! k7 {3 u# b3 W) yThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He3 {1 k6 L+ F% `5 {* T( I% B
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and5 J2 X% E; Z) Q6 d9 J `$ v
comes down with four?' * C% ]# M' [1 F2 K3 {5 v% U
9 X6 ^: G3 p8 X( d3 Y1 `7 w/ yThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5( t; N- ^, m1 {" ~8 \$ L
and goes back to sleep.
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