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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a `. K% [# D' l! Z$ S- U9 d
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb+ n7 X5 p' U( w' x
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if- A8 B/ m4 w( O( i1 h% R$ t
the newfie would like to play a fun game. + S9 s5 x' H( l8 r5 `8 B
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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# z- P& E( `, A$ Z; J' ~
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
3 f9 I m( P! ayou pay me only $5. , @! q2 D: D' ]2 P: B) j4 ~
" @ a+ d: n, m6 Y2 _; ^8 n You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
/ I5 d. W$ C7 i2 `' U5 ?! h2 O will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
2 D! y% a8 }) Q0 a' wthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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4 M& B" x, s6 Y+ F, V( Z- v8 VThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
# n" k3 A% _# { }( P+ b1 y: O9 ethe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 7 x* ~% N6 z) {! Q
g6 B# n6 o( N3 yThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his+ W6 s( T6 H6 W
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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. O* e. P6 U/ p, X; O( ZThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all' H9 L4 M& z1 _0 u: N
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
8 `6 d/ D, p& ~* S! G, @the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
! q& e; f" G6 g X) e% O) |of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
9 X. }6 @ Q; G* A: uhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right9 v9 u5 z7 p/ D8 j9 u$ d+ Q
back to sleep.
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6 h1 v- i* P) v- @4 S2 QThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
+ g8 V/ L' B2 p3 n5 Y4 Q* @wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and% b/ q# B5 {3 @9 @4 J0 L! G
comes down with four?'
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, f& z9 l% w- V. GThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5' z( L0 e: K$ j1 S+ U
and goes back to sleep.
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