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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
# U3 t: \8 b& Wlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
0 X; I* v) ~' _' U( r' V* L# ^( ]+ Qthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if, M$ G( l2 p5 i8 X
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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) g3 C0 T7 m& g, ]; I% m1 M+ V The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so& o3 C) Y2 Q# b$ P
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The' Z! q3 \. D, O, d9 i, N
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
$ ]0 {+ S* H1 l1 E* k! X' wask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
7 N1 S- g5 r1 a% z7 dyou pay me only $5.
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8 z9 x b% V* M1 ~ You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I0 m3 E, `* ]5 v; ^& J7 { _
will pay you $500. ( q) c x& @7 ~& X/ M+ {9 p5 I
4 S5 [- r( b4 ]1 f This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
* ^7 u# n0 l8 I/ N5 Pthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's7 V! s5 `2 c+ E
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' * C( K* i4 k( g7 }
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his H+ l) _! P, m# b- F
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the8 v5 {2 \7 l8 o8 {# n+ J' K1 U; L
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn. B7 F% H! l/ K R+ s! z8 @, N
9 w* R& w8 U. ^5 q" F# PHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with/ {( j; K; N! \0 P
three legs, and comes down with four?' # e) K1 J b+ x1 m$ R: h
1 W# _9 H8 B" f: |, J/ MThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all7 n! ?# q7 q: U, p/ g' R
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
4 i# Y( Q; v/ [the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
- [: v6 R7 i! K: l2 c' }of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
0 x1 K- n, o. o1 W/ N* Vhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right$ m+ N5 Q8 j6 h4 m$ ]
back to sleep.
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; v$ R1 x: e+ W" x. Q+ ?) X$ kThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
% w1 @- q. p: x4 V! d) \wakes the newfie up and asks, : J- g0 O' O& j- h; t3 y$ z
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and! [- C! L- I% D) n# [! t
comes down with four?' ! u9 o2 u8 F* Y7 d
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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