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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a- S' R8 e, t/ L' w% ]% S& O
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb( E, ?3 [3 g) y E# y
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
& R9 x; @1 b9 O" G- Z# @the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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. A3 c2 x% a; \- E2 d7 D+ | The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so4 q* X# N* ~4 t L# v9 Z6 m# t
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
% M$ q: q. s( b/ R lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
4 l" y) I# w( C: d# Rask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,5 r1 l8 w& r8 ?! N$ v p' O
you pay me only $5. ' _* I+ k) z/ ]; k
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
$ \. Q* x. B: Q, o$ O* B will pay you $500. - I8 o. o9 I* ~8 h
; n: P& {' f' S' J; ]& r! L This catches the newfie's attention and to keep$ a* r$ |3 x$ U$ q; r) R" _
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. - l- g6 A/ k/ R! Z
- e; b' I. _+ R2 z. s& DThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's' R4 W. D% b( E* M& y
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 3 s5 g$ J6 Y7 c6 T2 R
, T2 C [7 e% EThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
& z0 P+ B: o1 apocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
1 @2 T; S' U7 \! Klawyer. 1 U2 ?2 t- N8 A: ~' O1 w
* P; H. R& u \5 W2 o/ bNow, it's the newfie's turn.4 Y3 X& l' V' _4 H
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with1 V4 v3 |( s. v- K# M) v& Z% H
three legs, and comes down with four?' 1 n0 {2 A! l7 [1 Z' c9 r8 C: o
0 m. e0 l, i" {# SThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
) Z8 @: [8 Z% |+ p3 h- {: T5 wreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
5 R9 m; D8 W4 s" H2 t! u; |the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
; F" ~2 h1 @* g" B/ y4 J, Hof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and8 n+ g' y* u$ ]! ]1 g
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right9 \8 v' l! ]: S0 y$ C+ B. [
back to sleep. E. g3 r2 H1 |1 }4 m& w8 O" l
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
1 B0 h9 n9 W& p5 {! _5 u7 l' uwakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and) {& u o. G- ^8 J; z
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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