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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a: N6 i4 U! Q5 K9 b* t! w" h
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
5 D9 m! u ]6 K+ {3 F7 O4 Ethat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
5 Z6 G( V8 B% M& Uthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so4 g# g7 M: r E7 H5 f5 t
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
. Y- E T8 {5 z% m lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I9 D' r! ~' G" v% J) n4 E
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,1 F' i9 t) h" X- N1 V# S6 |3 k
you pay me only $5. 6 Q6 Q' P7 q( f4 V; l- `. J6 U
7 t0 O9 S* M: U You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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+ ]! C. K% y7 r: o& z3 n$ a5 mThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's$ D$ M( r$ f8 o; f# y# n8 Z/ A
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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& {- ^. z/ F- M/ J; r: y# w8 TThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his1 U A/ A G4 \8 X
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the2 n$ S8 k, V! S& \, t+ r
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
" [2 S# c4 A) y$ O) ]4 } O1 rthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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. F& e- ?8 |7 k! S8 nThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all" X! T1 J: C" K) J! `1 p
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all5 [- ~* D% U" u5 E; m8 a/ B
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour, B* a. P4 h3 h8 u$ b
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and5 o+ N3 |; L" t" X' \7 C( o
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
' ]- I6 I0 t9 c- oback to sleep. : L; z, b1 U/ R0 X& |8 c
& y& Z! O' O1 V5 W& d9 PThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
: ~( P- n8 q% g" H. g. j7 } Iwakes the newfie up and asks, 3 Q* I0 ~7 T7 A5 k
H$ l( O* K! f: a& r# j" a'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and8 g# O- X8 t/ u& D
comes down with four?'
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; o$ i+ V+ [% H: c; C* |The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5# x! ?9 L' `* e, R: M9 M$ s5 w
and goes back to sleep.
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