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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
2 A, m/ Q. R, G# E9 zlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb. p0 E0 |6 g2 ~7 ?7 Z
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
5 \* z T7 ^: |$ H: ^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. I
; p: L% u" L- L7 u: Qask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,, j& n+ e/ A2 f
you pay me only $5.
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9 W; K8 e% | `# z# H# \1 Z You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I, C9 w0 I' ]/ d# C/ N& ~8 f+ s# g
will pay you $500. , U% e8 s5 n6 k6 [; I B
& s9 Q, C. e& U0 ^% Z$ c This catches the newfie's attention and to keep9 \! Y! [. l6 J- c8 e l
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ) }8 W, \* o6 s" X) ?0 W
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's3 Y2 R, M! h9 O) ^1 S
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
3 f' y/ `0 R- o" l4 n7 R) Apocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the1 A2 u" N7 r3 t' B
lawyer.
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3 L" Z j1 c: y8 K- ]# M& G0 e: ~7 aNow, it's the newfie's turn.. w5 d, g W+ z6 M' K9 n: p
. V3 Q; d4 x8 K7 v4 r6 h2 UHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
# Y8 l* Y/ I$ d: p* n' \, Areferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
4 u( Q. W8 u+ W3 q& athe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
) M) g, Z* P: A4 N! T( L$ Iof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
/ ] z0 E* n9 `, O ?0 ghands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
; B# J1 h+ ~' Q- l9 o/ t3 twakes the newfie up and asks, + M4 o) W, n: a. U' w
/ W" N9 d& b( X; z+ R) U" H'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
6 p0 Q" k/ U7 [7 i2 u9 Wcomes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5$ H' Y s3 o: {
and goes back to sleep.
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