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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
1 o3 J6 }6 S. l' p, E# c/ Clong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
' z; y) v: C% J' J8 Mthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if$ y8 P7 S# G0 f) ~' q! [
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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; V4 G9 u7 |3 y* A, K1 p4 G$ I$ W0 d6 \ The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so n! y( W( E9 b6 N% E# @
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
: u8 A' L" h) S4 h1 j6 g) P lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I3 T. t* p: {4 c: ]% S8 w7 d. D- z
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
+ Y9 a1 A1 c7 S% Z. Zyou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I& h3 B4 r: Z1 u: q1 F
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep& r* n7 I6 N9 ]$ k0 a# K9 Z
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. , {/ |. Q1 |0 G6 R
7 e6 @& ~, u! v3 p( kThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
3 J* h: V: F/ d( Tthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 1 | ~3 D1 j: K5 t$ j. y, |
) j5 h; Z$ h, e9 S9 i' U! YThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his% Y+ Y' ?" ^ \3 ^
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the" }/ s/ u2 \' m) S
lawyer. : N6 J$ E7 [; W: H) q
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with4 Z+ s$ O9 P8 @- f* s
three legs, and comes down with four?' + x0 [9 X' b: _. ]2 t0 H
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all' l9 w" `4 c6 _, |3 s+ p- j
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
: a2 B# r3 I7 p) rthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour( m7 S6 E' r. m K% |; z
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
8 d5 T q" k. i. Ehands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
/ F+ V$ t( j, o1 A# x! v0 l3 c( U @back to sleep.
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- {) b9 w7 b( Z( l+ X; `The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He) Y; f( l+ i2 n7 y9 ^( }. E$ ?
wakes the newfie up and asks, - f7 _' d# x+ ^' L8 K7 o% Q# x0 T
9 A, k c/ [$ ]1 D3 @'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and3 v0 P7 r; I2 E; S- m
comes down with four?'
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! ]1 Y) ?' T, u! sThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5* s7 F6 c9 l* e" K0 [
and goes back to sleep.: z! c# M0 ]+ }7 s6 `: z$ Y, K7 J6 K* Y
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