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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a/ k3 a2 q4 M/ ^/ @8 r2 v9 ?
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
/ [5 v; c7 `# m0 ^that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so! C: k7 @. u2 e/ } c: H$ j
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
, z% R ?0 i* e3 }( @ lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
7 m/ T3 M3 V5 u, x J. h0 Pask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,, f. L$ l& Z8 Z( _; w& o3 j
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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7 ?' S) R( U8 p P( j1 W' B Y, W This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
+ ]+ m- }% c2 f5 xthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's+ \ ^$ y+ ]" u: ^% ?" t
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his3 s" `- {: `" G& t+ I% z+ S0 y
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the! R2 C$ [. W. z9 ]* j8 B& e
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn. r8 F9 k: Q' [4 r; ^& E8 Y
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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 all7 b3 l3 g/ Z3 j( F. z
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
. }8 S* O- F) |9 f4 R' r/ kthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
5 b3 s8 M9 Q8 n& w2 dof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
+ M, x2 Z1 l; V4 N3 `hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right( j: S" e4 n0 @6 E; p& ?
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
/ \$ T) d' L! y: S( O: dwakes the newfie up and asks,
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' N7 b5 V# }) Y- Y'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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