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A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a" G; E, B) G! N* G0 P. `
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb+ X1 j1 D) i _
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
7 P8 R: e8 _% T: cthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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" Q* ?* }& e3 D2 z; u/ S The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
0 P) ?# |2 `3 v1 F+ [% B he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The, M& a H+ W3 c2 K6 i+ Y
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
/ M$ z B ~6 |; k, W1 } G; R. {ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
& a8 ?! l1 s0 {2 H3 Dyou pay me only $5.
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, ~* Z( O" N b& O! Y You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
. j3 E1 W% u# n6 Z9 B" X' D6 S, W0 w will pay you $500. M, p4 ^7 u+ r9 s' u) Q
4 m! ]+ k2 C$ F7 B& e& o y This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
]5 U% ^, Z: Z1 |8 d: z1 n* L) i! dthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ' w8 j. o; ?5 c: O! H6 n5 \
- `- [- k: c& wThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
- p4 s. X5 Q. |7 C* i* nthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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, t3 V% r: e% w$ a8 jThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
) n5 E3 {+ F- V1 e: e k" I+ g+ Qpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the9 h- Z" [1 p/ ^$ {- O
lawyer.
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, z4 n+ O4 l, ~( H6 |5 K" NNow, it's the newfie's turn.5 O/ W4 i- j* H8 k1 p
! x: e3 I5 `' ~) sHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
& U# F8 y/ c6 H' T5 a2 ^three legs, and comes down with four?' 4 v- x. \$ V" T$ }0 w4 y
' t4 H) ^9 e& V. AThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
' ?8 ?* ^% ], G% K9 A7 ~- U6 Rreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all6 ?! D/ M% o, A7 ?8 l! [2 y
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour5 B! u3 j, z+ X2 k0 S
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and6 _4 r+ A+ J) j
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right7 X! e1 M% ?3 \# @6 i$ [, Y
back to sleep.
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1 n" w% |5 F/ O9 d# h5 T7 n, \The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
$ L* C) V, a, R, rwakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and, i0 m/ V3 G* q0 [9 R7 E' f
comes down with four?'
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2 O0 z" A, y. ^3 QThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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