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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a$ R" C6 `! d+ K" m8 c
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb! H9 |% a9 ]. u6 M( n8 B7 Y5 m
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
& R; m+ B' ]! w7 t; L; Ythe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so$ K' Y$ h% l" d. b3 `, z, j3 v9 c
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The9 A' K8 u6 G7 m& l
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
6 x: f! l! v+ a/ Z/ dask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,, g6 V2 _. ]( g' ?
you pay me only $5.
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/ t3 R: v; w: F5 @+ C# V' f You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
# a5 c$ n1 o: D& f will pay you $500. * \" B! Y v8 b; z" |
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep) n% Z2 ~$ ~1 f* _
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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9 W% m! m' h5 B9 @; ]The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's" B! z2 w, J; A, H! E1 u1 J
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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5 a. u, q! V7 h, u% F& H& zThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his: f) j7 ]9 D$ g7 O
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the7 L# i( Z$ t. U" s' U& n
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
1 X$ [6 M- f# P3 p& l! m9 Ureferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
7 E; Z6 Z# M, Xthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
) O" t+ ]2 q% l! b* sof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
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back to sleep. 4 w* B6 l' E* Y4 P+ C7 _
0 A/ i6 t0 i% V; p& L, G! qThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
+ R+ l C# }# J: t9 @! Swakes the newfie up and asks, $ C$ \: E7 K+ {7 ~ }! p" l: \
' z$ t/ p; C8 ?/ h V( F! |'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and- T6 M8 f$ b2 e( }; H
comes down with four?'
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% e5 E$ Z/ m; Y9 u4 U( ]7 [The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $57 c. Z) P P% j+ t7 I2 j
and goes back to sleep.2 L. n. g8 s1 L
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