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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
8 [- M# S& d6 I. v o6 l4 Qlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb4 K6 p! }% G9 b' `5 v/ ^
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if9 ^$ P9 n) q5 @' X2 v* b( l$ R
the newfie would like to play a fun game. : n) q! ?5 S4 P/ d _9 R' P
; G C8 }/ \5 l1 |$ l The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
7 c) n/ V0 Q7 e% @; s) P* y* T2 a he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
; r" t) u% S: L/ ~& Y+ V lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
- e6 p& s9 _7 x V0 `# R/ G- {ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,2 [$ e4 m- { z. u8 B" K! I1 R
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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& ?7 y! o; k# G1 |- D! i" \5 K This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
5 p! z$ T- x: E: G' Athe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. / u6 K' l; O6 g
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's p7 D0 q1 @: Q' ~5 W! g3 i/ O
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' # t9 ^: [1 J, o, b o
9 {' F7 S# @3 b* W. P1 @The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
6 u4 M% q" ?$ Q; ]# ypocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the+ y4 M9 ?: k8 m7 p7 G ~- d
lawyer. 1 U" V: C' t$ V) b& D7 p
5 b1 g1 V3 [5 i' w. tNow, it's the newfie's turn.6 Q, w$ i# r; @7 R5 c4 J$ Z4 P9 k+ h
% P9 h1 o- Q7 R, pHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
" [9 f8 k0 i5 M7 v) uthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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; r7 D' e M- _The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
& _4 S0 L! ^6 P# `2 j/ x( E8 oreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all9 }8 [/ y6 y- \" g' v- L. G+ Z1 [
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
2 g6 q* m; P+ I8 @of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and) d3 \4 A9 h7 |: f6 ?& t
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right! m5 `$ m" N& y, l& U' ~. k1 U
back to sleep.
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: c/ y7 U: d6 e% p% BThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He6 }1 O% ?% v" m3 q
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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2 ^: g; n, V+ ]3 V5 M'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and q$ J9 |0 \" v" \" d$ x5 z+ m% h
comes down with four?' y& C# p4 x; B9 y7 C/ B/ d
- l* K" U* t! R4 sThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5: \1 l; e9 e7 z1 W; }
and goes back to sleep.
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