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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a( F! }8 |+ }( W* z' B7 l# M# X
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
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the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so6 {0 h9 G; S3 D; D
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The# K. f: _, |( I: @: Z8 ^
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I$ R; x& f: j# p6 O' C
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,0 n! S# _; R. F( n
you pay me only $5. ) {. l* E- C1 Y h. B f+ f
4 z1 @6 e2 ], u7 c, |, ?) m. y1 J You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
+ V8 b* B7 M) J! p, v, ]/ D will pay you $500. " x% m6 V. E# K9 _+ \
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep, Q1 @1 {3 f* e( G
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ) m$ H! x3 Z4 F: a: m
. a! f5 V9 O; a4 C6 x+ x+ h6 L5 uThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's5 g* Y9 W; g- v: v6 e
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' ' M: k) g7 l* T/ l4 w
7 h+ D5 U9 V( `& S& CThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
0 M& F* T6 p4 r+ F7 `pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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" d" q0 W; I3 bNow, it's the newfie's turn.2 z: @* f$ N0 M" M! m
5 k8 B+ [ q$ H- F! e& cHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with: z5 E! F& b" q+ x/ f1 @0 W' P% M
three legs, and comes down with four?' : {" o5 t) [ T3 V. o4 |$ v- }; x
0 d y( {$ ~# G! I! P: q. I* c' c# ?) V, dThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all) [7 r# \% J! m F; A+ H! B& w: B
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all5 D: q4 a. o Y
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour# D/ a/ n% d; f( [
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
: L. M( O1 U0 B! C0 v& F, dhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
9 M6 Z) L6 ?& P, |7 D% Uback to sleep.
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8 K1 r* R% Y* q8 FThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
7 O$ Z, u' m( r- V9 qwakes the newfie up and asks,
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$ y# J# I( G: f' |'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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