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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a* e# p! ^ v: `# U/ b
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb/ p# v! s6 Y9 S# o; m; W
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if" S3 m% |- V7 E; h9 d% [
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so5 F2 N; @4 h- n5 _- P& X5 \. y
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
5 V3 r4 D+ M; P4 @ lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I$ V3 y) ?, w- @4 z( R
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,1 a6 ^& u! _/ y2 m! c
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's3 u9 S3 V# X) Q- J9 x
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' . t0 m+ |5 Q# n, W
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his: T0 N0 B" R' b: V9 T* x
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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7 N- z" x$ [. k+ I) ~Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with; T; E$ h) v2 Y+ f3 G; V) x
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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3 x3 ~7 @) p" |The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
: F- T9 `0 p( ~3 Vreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
+ ?+ x! a9 g3 e) i$ p+ e6 T6 T2 H7 Zthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
7 A7 r0 E" c0 l8 B+ L; kof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
: [1 h$ l) @2 g# s, \hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
; _ u* v+ a7 P- _4 q1 fback to sleep. : P, |% l$ i% x! `4 Y; @
e8 r# l7 _" \3 m" |( gThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He O) p9 W$ n3 d* d& l4 g6 }1 }9 ^
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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! K+ V* E+ H3 Q6 a) o. AThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $56 n2 q2 y# S$ N! H# x, M
and goes back to sleep.' I* v2 j! {( L4 N9 U" p( v! F
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