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  A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a) ?2 Y* s5 e6 G 
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb9 q% |8 {% u2 R( s6 i8 w 
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if& p8 @' N/ k2 U+ j! q; b 
the newfie would like to play a fun game.  
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3 d& o5 w% ~2 } The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so 
7 G9 ]0 k6 Q& l$ P& o& ^$ Q, b he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The 
1 k  a" W- v0 S lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I 
' w$ v5 @- S) r( ~ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,' K7 h" u. N# `6 c 
you pay me only $5. 0 o6 s3 T, f# B 
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 You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I( e* H8 Z7 K8 n% p. h 
 will pay you $500. - E3 _: M# \/ X2 T" ^/ I% n/ Y2 X( F 
  
8 {; f8 W0 t6 I. @( {$ | This catches the newfie's attention and to keep 
; H8 ]- J; F1 Dthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.  
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's' I! a6 W% G8 X9 ~$ ~ 
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' ) W8 H1 L7 Q) n# g! ^% Z  G 
 
* g; d( ~( E+ [: ~& sThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his 
; p* Y" G# f% i. m3 f' wpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the; B- u% z- ~# s' L/ y9 O7 k 
lawyer. ' @( u; S/ m* O* e- V! W 
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Now, it's the newfie's turn." H4 j- W1 Q4 r 
 
$ d+ E% v! F: a# ~, }He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with 
/ W5 {) X: O6 |) q. Z2 c/ qthree legs, and comes down with four?'  
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all& S4 j; E1 s0 ? 
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all- [$ I# C) s0 w( V 
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour 
5 v  v- z' A5 y: n, W1 _: A4 y! Sof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and 
! j. }3 y4 b6 u6 P1 ohands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right7 r$ r7 H6 g; y/ [/ U2 o/ X 
back to sleep. " U8 ^% j% O: f9 W 
 
9 x: [# L4 r' vThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He 
" J& y! v( E* r3 ?/ P  }$ mwakes the newfie up and asks, * Z3 r/ A6 g6 n2 ` 
 
/ o- F4 R( Q( L0 l$ A; z2 L'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and+ P' u/ h6 t! n) Q. P 
comes down with four?'  
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $55 `" K" X0 u0 k% W- J! ]$ R 
and goes back to sleep.$ v) l! T8 Z# K+ { 
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