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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a# R; l. B- n9 q0 a/ W- u2 q
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
: X7 c$ U8 n2 N" g" J( ]* ithat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
7 _- i7 Y4 U4 C- Z5 @0 Kthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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+ [6 v2 X3 O6 b' f0 O: ] The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so K9 \9 h6 Z! n+ O
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The3 q# E8 |* Z. @; P. F, m/ w# V+ v
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
! u* z( s8 j/ bask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
: r! {3 [5 p$ F8 J& m% ayou pay me only $5.
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8 @, @9 ? f& T9 Q' L; V You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I6 Z* B! F) B2 P+ l
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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$ F6 z5 c6 V- A# o+ N0 r dThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
: [! H3 M( Q* ]2 P- l$ vthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 0 [" O2 a( \: X' {
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his6 d1 T' p- ~/ c2 o5 { ?
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the5 [: C0 Q8 q( F2 |* t( O( W, t- t
lawyer. 4 N4 {6 ~8 S; y. k& L3 N. j
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.0 y) t% x! }" d+ w2 `' N( i- c1 H
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with: U( d4 c( P0 O- m- i
three legs, and comes down with four?' - v' P% O0 U4 ^6 T' _$ W0 j. z
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all g7 X) |$ y: @! u& ^* s
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all, f1 L" k/ h0 M+ k6 b0 ^1 q
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
8 Y5 F9 l- k" k. o1 ~of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
$ W" |8 a1 n5 A6 V8 ihands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
+ U+ R) @5 ?& N/ E9 W3 Zback to sleep. 8 J, @1 {: w9 o! c/ K5 }( F7 I' b# N
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He2 X9 U* l! \+ h3 h
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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+ O; T, C5 w$ S'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and" s- q4 y& \& ~+ Q0 n' |' G4 v; l
comes down with four?'
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+ [ y4 v7 O) X. o& ], X3 M5 z( pThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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