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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a! J" R" n( S: Q) i
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb, ?: e$ N j& F" _% F
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if/ U2 E+ V2 b# Y5 i' |8 ]8 w+ \
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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0 n3 |+ Q2 N( k2 V) c1 E( @ The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so6 ~4 o: A+ a. {
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
( }7 P# x V" z8 ]( y0 r8 I" g; M lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I3 I. O) D- |! x. Y
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,9 R( |/ ^8 H' L+ Q9 g9 Q3 W
you pay me only $5. ! l" Z% k: J/ E- J9 C
9 d6 P9 _( K) k6 h. T You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I5 ]; s; A% h6 t2 Y* }2 w& s8 N
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep! i8 v1 h) k& p$ j' k' m6 {. \
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. # Y; o: c4 ]8 R0 _. X
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's m- {2 d: T0 p% m5 A9 I; R
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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, @2 v( T' K2 v& O- S# b* uThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
# u4 B* } l6 h9 h' f- Ppocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
0 y5 x# n" {2 X) Q. r/ @6 Rlawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.! w/ w% M5 R; @% ]
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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4 ?" [3 c' B" d+ q/ I1 j' \( c& GThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
; a$ Z9 g( P/ R6 h. Lreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
; u( l& o& I' W* | Vthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
% L ?5 Z3 d" J, H3 y8 Fof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and/ U1 g, Y/ V6 |5 d1 S! I
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
4 Z8 k% x& B9 U2 Gwakes the newfie up and asks,
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& a) ?+ I d- z'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5* i; M0 y3 T1 c) r5 Z1 I. z
and goes back to sleep.; _8 D" C0 o2 a: S- i5 ?7 r& ]
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