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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a1 t. Y- m% j6 K& ~
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb3 _ P6 P- z" O2 u; C( \2 o
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if e% C5 _# e# E* N- r0 _
the newfie would like to play a fun game. - C, Q* R3 A- D
y& ^7 ^/ g# @ The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
1 S' B8 H) s2 W2 k. y8 \+ A he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The3 T2 |8 A ~6 M
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I3 a( y" L/ K( s9 D( y: A
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,; h/ V2 f0 {" L B+ o; V
you pay me only $5. , d1 z. B+ F1 |4 \3 E
4 |9 d* s S6 @( i7 E( w$ t You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I2 H6 {7 K3 \6 {: T; R( O! s" L! Q) g
will pay you $500. 1 B& ~! a* b& W5 a) @: G3 [
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep+ ^1 P3 P3 v3 Y
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. - C0 T) i9 w- u, c) O0 k
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's% |: i9 h9 y- m p: Z$ g
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
4 h6 D P# }, f' r0 qpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
8 w5 T" H- a( y) I) Q Wlawyer.
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* M, V5 W2 U' T9 _Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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; x. E" G& m) q7 u5 I/ m5 f; `He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with- y) D2 X( F. G' b7 ]9 [
three legs, and comes down with four?' - W: j) l' S7 O Q6 [. C
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all- l7 t X; c0 n" b/ d
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
& c( _( f4 J2 M. d3 P7 z/ Dthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour& z5 {& P- N7 Y/ O0 ~8 N5 J0 B
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and' ]! v: H$ `7 v$ w
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right1 N v' W: v# U
back to sleep. " D/ C. D! u/ G. A# }) Z* Q8 Z( H
4 F \, v- v+ ~, PThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
; U8 X a8 _, c3 i8 C9 c4 ~* vwakes the newfie up and asks, * g, S1 v) h: D. v, j
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and- P9 T. Z# A. o' {0 D* E
comes down with four?'
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: Q( W$ n# \+ N8 zThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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