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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
# w7 f. d/ _7 N1 S% `* F; Along flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
# k$ d8 Z% ~0 Y1 w- v. E9 V5 r/ ethat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if. `, N( ~$ s; h6 v
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 2 V5 O; w0 b1 d# S1 N' w. d
- x! e4 w& ^' \8 O2 Y The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so+ O/ Q. O* K/ s, y. @
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The6 D5 j2 Y1 [3 I j
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I! d6 p5 ^$ {7 w* M2 Z0 d
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
7 L' X! v. P+ Q; ]you pay me only $5.
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. P+ x& v. `9 V# z8 x You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I& b$ |. D6 a7 V9 V8 @
will pay you $500.
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8 t9 t O! C0 y This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
/ K, L9 [" d8 ?2 rthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 1 o9 k H+ F/ i, q* i {
0 e0 i4 K* J8 I3 JThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's% h8 e4 u' {5 }, z" n% G! h: L0 H* ?
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' / W! C+ X0 U+ H2 G5 z, S: D' ]
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
) o4 R9 i) h5 P/ M- xpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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& j2 S5 @& Q. q3 R, ]Now, it's the newfie's turn./ B1 u8 |8 H) n) { D. O% Q
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with$ U, z5 ^. o1 z3 A6 E2 T/ v5 y; h' l9 A: i
three legs, and comes down with four?' ( r. k, z# c9 t" ^$ v+ g( p
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
$ |7 ^) |' o5 v* s+ Qreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
7 l- _" m8 c, w. ?/ q, S+ ~the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
$ h# V C* Z8 l# p% Q/ q) }( Fof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
: h0 x8 m- K/ o6 M8 _hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
" p- } Y, s4 f6 P' d4 cback to sleep.
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' y. M% N# G* mThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He, j$ p1 [2 v: j8 F6 A
wakes the newfie up and asks, + k0 k* Q5 v y5 [+ m2 E: s: B
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and! i2 F4 z v: X/ h3 S2 L
comes down with four?'
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: e' t- V- O A- y. }The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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