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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
' P) ^! x5 R% N0 V! d% p8 {long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
8 F/ z0 W+ ?' I; ethat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
% i: m( k7 z# o3 @1 \/ B6 Jthe newfie would like to play a fun game. / ]& r/ ^; ?: p8 A. Y( S8 g; \
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
" j! e' }2 j+ O5 A, | he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
9 ?5 p7 x$ ] N% g; g% G6 |% I7 T- R lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
& t9 q [9 U! I. \ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,5 k# x" }$ z; o5 Y3 h
you pay me only $5. 7 s( |+ M0 @, D1 L' N$ q7 W' \
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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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9 L. _3 e9 R5 W! X2 T# R/ p: V% yThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's& ?, S: x9 U0 D! D2 b
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' % [# u4 c% K# D P1 B
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his+ j, T. E3 z3 @" y
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the6 b* G" {& J8 o. ?) W
lawyer. $ x, V9 W2 \/ Y# s% u
4 ~0 R4 W# h* w5 O8 n8 ^1 HNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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! s# ^8 b% f3 ^7 T) Q, B* W) IHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with6 M- S, _, _$ r% p
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all3 _- ^) g( ?1 G6 Y: h5 L1 ?
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all3 D/ ~& ?0 A& J
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour0 D7 p& y& b: E8 ^4 K6 M
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
) l- m# z* ]8 ihands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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! Q# J, e6 x9 t4 x$ kThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He8 k2 C0 e. g5 N; E) x9 X" Z
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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* Q) H5 x4 C1 t7 LThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5- P3 T4 V4 J8 b o; z
and goes back to sleep.. \6 d; |/ C: m. R; i1 y% e6 E1 e8 c
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