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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a8 Z w' C! z# Y9 u
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
, Y# V- o- Q$ z2 t M/ N1 Jthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
* t2 k- j( B5 Y: wthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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) I2 ^6 e+ F, @: t- L, J The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
& l% a5 ^2 s: r1 r' p# K+ G he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The1 x7 ~5 J+ L( F* }
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I# f S. I. d Q' f
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,% }4 n8 ~) ]* N
you pay me only $5.
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& J6 y4 b6 o9 I' Z You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I D& I9 p& a2 n2 {+ q/ v8 |2 V5 R* d7 V
will pay you $500.
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1 M, f3 ]( X V This catches the newfie's attention and to keep* z/ a0 e7 A3 }4 O
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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1 U' E% u% r9 r/ Q2 }The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's" o' P) b" |8 }2 L/ e% ^- b
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' . `' M/ p! e# E3 |
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
6 B# D' K" X( H+ hpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the8 R% W& f% a- Q7 M0 U
lawyer. ! U" d/ ^3 z H6 B: ~
% Z: _* n: U, p2 r7 c% A9 l0 W5 [+ _& aNow, it's the newfie's turn." ~; U5 [" U5 a ]
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with$ \; j) B6 X7 }( ~/ U9 m7 u
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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! _/ }1 ^4 q" H. IThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
4 H3 b- y/ t0 x9 Q" |( @; Areferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
% U+ d5 Z. [, X; wthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour1 L% p% \7 e' \0 F& [3 Q
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and# r$ c! m/ [8 w& h
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
) G4 {9 }( R6 Cback to sleep. # f) M1 C# h$ f S0 E0 p* E6 s6 c8 W
# c" U! D1 ?* w- k# R0 J) ~The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
0 W1 P) V- F! L6 ~4 C# ]wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and$ E/ {& i2 a3 _& G
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5: ~ g" ]2 b# l: ]! d
and goes back to sleep.
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