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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a6 c& G3 i+ E/ q4 p" U }! N
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb; W: O! C6 l/ f0 p0 I. y7 t, Z& P
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if# I9 a6 R9 T9 t% y
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 6 V7 m8 K. M$ B6 c5 n" ]
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so6 O. ~" s3 m5 B1 X& J; }
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
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5 [ m$ `) d# uask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,2 z) G& J0 O0 X4 z& A/ `; L. D
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I! e) d# B* K! x2 ?7 A# s" @# E% ~
will pay you $500.
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2 U$ _. l& G M2 L" `7 ]6 o5 w5 t This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
7 p/ Q6 V5 e& j( J, I& p6 Ethe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. a* C- E; V( \# C- ]4 | P
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
6 J+ R! x9 D. b. Z7 {the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 7 l9 U; g$ l7 d6 i
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
; ?. [- U: P$ Vpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.( D* Q ~0 s2 l4 t+ w& ?
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with2 C6 x& h3 E& v, C6 G% C/ S5 Z
three legs, and comes down with four?' 2 W5 |# R% t- S# A
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
% N: b' O: t0 J& F) a' S3 a6 lreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all* M3 m* X0 J% e2 G0 z3 r4 j Q
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
: [0 T1 D: ~! o6 jof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
/ k+ C0 ^ y m/ a' M& m& yhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right- i+ ]9 r0 W- n5 P+ w
back to sleep. 6 M2 T' E9 j3 x1 X* q" \ }% ?
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He, F) h5 Z" T' J2 W l! i
wakes the newfie up and asks, 9 X. z' q; u7 o& g! O+ u
9 ]2 D$ t' I6 c'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and7 T+ f3 X3 f, y( }5 Q
comes down with four?' 2 v: H# G: |9 {4 T- a) }; X( K; s
$ c1 s6 h, [0 o, P& `The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5% z4 `7 R3 ^3 |; r$ |0 a, ]8 h
and goes back to sleep.1 b Q6 a& x( P
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