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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a v/ j. l# r) U3 B" O# s
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb! V$ Z$ Y" Y) K, q2 j6 ?" \- b
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if: ^) W' M* r+ m& P
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I6 v% z' z; d2 T' \1 G
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
4 [' r& A6 h% Tyou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I+ N7 g/ i" x; f5 Z8 U% i+ ?
will pay you $500. . ?, `( W7 V# l( Q5 G
. ~' A7 A' l% y, M This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
! H0 V9 c+ {6 j `2 jthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
r# E& u! _% ithe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
4 ^2 ~& N: {3 G% K7 Epocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the6 ^ j2 o$ A& {1 N3 `
lawyer. 7 ~* |2 j) R% O; I0 _' ]; n, m8 u+ K* F
# l9 j! S9 ]' ^Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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, O- ~$ g0 b pHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
; n6 |8 U% H4 F0 u/ s6 N# \three legs, and comes down with four?' 4 R7 f1 ~. ?2 i- \: @# |
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
/ c I. f8 A' S$ z& @references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
0 v8 x3 v/ c4 l6 l. K5 ~# Bthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
% `; f* C# f6 j" jof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
# ]/ S0 V/ j) I5 F. A8 ?hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
0 [7 h! v& {: ?% owakes the newfie up and asks, 2 y# p3 H. h. J# U' W% I/ Y
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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% N$ ^; j. j" }* F# rThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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