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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a7 z0 U y/ H2 }0 Q9 }
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
! | ]' H! w# O. j; P/ ithat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
" a+ n5 M$ {* i/ | K3 lthe newfie would like to play a fun game. ) B0 k! G$ z3 F, x: Y5 Q8 _' I
+ T( r8 y" M3 V The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so8 K6 s6 P+ V: G5 T1 E
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The' c% y/ w+ ^( H8 O) O
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
" A: E! S! h2 x% Cask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
' y" W% X! k& `, kyou 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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2 V# n0 u8 B' W# ? This catches the newfie's attention and to keep( M# P0 v" Q' t; N+ Q! ]) m
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 6 C7 `( F: _. j; p
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
( F2 d7 |. @) i/ S5 g0 P- {4 \the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' $ W* _- s) u" n8 N9 q
; \" J+ j, p# ^3 SThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his8 z0 s" _& M- I& t. [
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the- \: D5 a$ G& T/ t2 w. |4 J
lawyer. + T/ A5 }! K5 @& [. f2 [. C9 l
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.: x# x# z: D: J3 z& z$ U
# W- o* }" h- D0 xHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
6 J; U# w* M L* p4 k3 N6 vthree legs, and comes down with four?' 2 ~" X' p/ d/ |+ Q* K/ z# W
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all& B% K0 d4 k2 b. G: d7 H' O2 O
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
( q1 `% I& Z' D. w! Xthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
8 O+ T/ i9 \- C3 K) h" K2 P1 ^! `" `of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
6 v! Q0 T5 a6 yhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
3 j5 o( c5 m; x* D1 ^back to sleep. 6 N$ ?' ]+ s5 K( Y+ @) A) u- T! o
' ]8 |$ b* r5 A! FThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
( x8 Y: ^8 C% \" Pwakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $57 w8 g1 t9 Z. z
and goes back to sleep. v' Q0 G, O& i1 ~: A8 b+ Z8 y. B
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