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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
9 w% C4 `/ D0 p& J$ Z2 ulong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
6 N" a) R& e ~) {5 fthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
5 W4 k- o7 r4 V% m! I8 {5 tthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
/ d4 r5 q9 v3 B he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
$ K( y# l+ y$ [% Y$ \4 j% W lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
X. C7 K# a. Nask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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2 P+ m0 J3 W ]# A3 c This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
' C5 @7 K6 P! S4 K; b2 ^$ V* q" Gthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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( l: Z: d, R3 W! yThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his- U: M3 U: E+ P) k( ^3 E
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the. V- _ J; o& c' F* j; z
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.. i8 ]* _* J2 c, @0 s5 }* T
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with: b8 v! _1 \+ p* o0 _5 h9 Q
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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" k2 x$ o, ?+ C& E6 v7 b' D1 h" GThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all* \7 e- M/ R9 _2 e; ]8 `$ i) E$ q
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
1 q7 J$ N) [; Q) t. tthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
) a1 ^9 C) V1 \1 Wof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and$ E" H: h6 F, t, S$ M
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right& q, d! U2 Y! t, t2 V
back to sleep. - P% M M! Y2 O8 z6 b0 L
& u7 ]$ y1 m; y2 u$ r8 nThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He7 Z& y0 ^! S, K4 V9 V5 O" Z8 S
wakes the newfie up and asks, - G' l$ Z. c/ S2 Q C6 Y# x. O
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and& q/ w8 d" [7 _/ G( C+ B
comes down with four?'
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; Z! c: f, q* @; `, i, Z. a! tThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5- U8 s9 H) F; [- o. c
and goes back to sleep.
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