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A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
6 z) _/ ? b2 @3 F& [. Flong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb7 v6 ]# \4 @& e) l8 Z( @
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if* l' g# @3 d4 g7 v- K9 g( V
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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1 q X' ~( W$ [! k4 f/ L The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
* b9 |5 L, v. q/ T. d; ^ he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
& i* F+ g% a1 v0 e lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
[( o) a7 A3 S! Y" r8 {4 dask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,2 S9 n4 i( p$ d3 z6 k! s0 M; H
you pay me only $5.
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2 f, k4 k+ Z) r% ?# ?- K" F; @- j You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
; y1 \1 G5 [/ [3 u; ]0 @, Q; L, } will pay you $500. " W% E% n! S" T$ I5 J
5 u/ e5 L: y& G This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
! C% H* z" r4 s) [: h7 a& Othe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
; b6 X4 |* Z( m4 I+ i( Kthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 5 j( [! `2 z1 N9 S" I
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
) p q3 v4 `' K4 k6 W5 Tpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the; k- u4 b* z0 I
lawyer. % E7 p o4 H2 ~, a* }1 F; a) R- [
- `* ]5 h0 ~. i- g( qNow, it's the newfie's turn., Q: r9 L( C7 m! `* Z4 t
1 q* w# B: o5 z" h7 }. CHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
1 C. G* b3 N7 G3 [$ k5 jthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all6 R2 A* s( X1 p' c( @9 r+ i# ^
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
" Q: O" d0 z. k$ Jthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour$ `6 E! @6 ?- |4 P9 }
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and+ m7 d S/ e" V) L; X; k5 f
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
% i# y5 b( m. G# Rback to sleep.
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, v. l' K1 J/ Z& }. FThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
; z, A6 h' q& r. [wakes the newfie up and asks, * x: \7 q' j* C4 G+ G2 @2 H
: i8 U0 W) p; N' K'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and# V$ I# H4 [2 f. |& z3 ?1 b# b
comes down with four?'
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- J/ W* h, u) } K( j; ~The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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