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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
5 S7 L3 U& a2 f& s8 M( b3 I Vlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb1 f: g+ W; g+ n( S
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
3 S q" S! B$ v% ]the newfie would like to play a fun game. 0 N w2 f" Y* Z5 p# ? n; `
; X. h: t" D: ] The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
& U# o- c6 L8 @8 c he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The% I2 d" q/ i( A3 o9 V' T4 U/ `
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I% O {. u4 q0 e( Y
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
' n |- j3 u& G' yyou pay me only $5.
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* p: c1 k1 f! q* n* e You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
m! n( A, R, Q% @9 d/ d5 S+ I1 Q will pay you $500. 6 S6 m# J# p3 I4 ~! U: L6 {
' U. ]$ V6 [* N% T This catches the newfie's attention and to keep0 C7 Q. z* }) @3 D
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 5 @+ F2 b$ s* P
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
9 |/ a0 L' l# T: U3 o+ T c( [! ~the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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6 z5 Q3 z6 }2 u& L- o0 _The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his* M8 D3 T5 U8 d8 z0 ^
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the% ~# Z8 Z2 R: `2 @# D9 ]
lawyer. ! p. d5 B7 D9 X: e! l- _% t8 y
) [4 m' G8 O: S) Q& iNow, it's the newfie's turn.# _$ f7 k3 d: g9 q6 c
: I% h& F: T7 D4 a9 i& f5 bHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
4 s7 F' p8 @( Q4 S& \/ Othree legs, and comes down with four?' H# B7 v! D7 Z- ]
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
1 Q8 m' m, B! S+ Mreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all, f1 W1 d2 P, \, d+ }% n
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
7 b9 z* y4 X# N: h3 Gof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
3 v6 `6 [, c) K4 H% C z$ }% Thands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right1 ?1 i4 w$ e0 s7 {& ~2 v
back to sleep. 6 M: Q+ @) j8 C/ y
; |- q% a. n) c6 s1 Q `9 iThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
+ I% [& A1 ?8 e5 w0 A: w( Twakes the newfie up and asks, . @/ A, I, y8 O: P
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
" k+ |" W: D4 P/ F& r" Pcomes down with four?'
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2 h# N# j% `7 o( m/ mThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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