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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a- @" E- p7 z7 x" \/ ?
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
+ T0 l1 N1 o* K" S' wthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
* P% Y3 X) @- q' [the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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% Q3 B! ]# ]7 u; e2 @% q The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
# k& x6 U. F3 E he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
( k, n! l( U" n& U( [! @. x" v) q lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
* h" i- N+ ]7 f" g/ ^- wask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,$ Z X% x2 S- }, K8 v0 h
you pay me only $5. & m& M: T5 o. y: o% R
* m4 n {3 f( n% O. G0 T You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
1 g$ n! q5 g0 S8 M will pay you $500. & C0 O6 L$ G8 a
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
0 I: s# T0 c8 B" W! G7 o1 Zthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
1 ]2 V7 d$ B5 Z. v7 `* Vthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' . }9 y$ X T# L9 l: E
8 N* ^- Q( t" B$ d: b: {8 r6 [7 vThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his3 I/ b6 G) \5 o' U
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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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
7 P1 B) C3 B& b preferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
5 c9 I9 s J6 T+ Y) nthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
+ W& m: z( Z# j8 R& S7 t0 Rof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and. r$ X7 O# y1 w6 d% Y
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
, S5 y/ o- X- X" nwakes the newfie up and asks, 9 q) R* M) u2 p/ }2 o A7 o: r
d$ A. f! T/ t'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5% o8 m* ^$ ]7 C2 f, n/ r' g2 c
and goes back to sleep.# o3 n/ z9 e3 \7 m6 a4 k+ b
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