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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a) I c/ k8 l6 P' I. @/ F! q# ~( p
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
! j3 e0 w& \6 ~1 Vthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
+ W0 o" ^9 y' q) C' Ythe newfie would like to play a fun game. ' B$ a4 a" |. l
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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. I2 e7 ?3 J& ?5 l: v% {
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,/ r/ ^0 u8 }# C4 ]) S3 {2 B, l
you pay me only $5. ! Z4 ?, `- y" }$ P( T3 M: Z
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
' J+ b( F; P& x$ I' O/ | d6 Q3 s will pay you $500. ! `. b( l) h4 O3 E, y1 G
0 `: e5 U: u& b A. i* b This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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+ O p; O- F" k9 YThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's) n1 F! z3 ]% R7 B. v
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
& q% E% n; ^ R8 S0 Vpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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: k! `9 u: h% B2 L6 j% ?! jNow, 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 u; W& u! G6 zreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
4 C( h; h2 O7 u3 uthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
: o F% w; t+ P; f# K' qof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and/ j. l3 l' e0 K1 z; j
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right# M* u4 D# D: L
back to sleep. 3 u1 G% B# c! ]- a8 V2 \! l
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
; D/ z; `% G) dwakes the newfie up and asks,
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% ] o& y: C" ?7 D1 l'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* u7 G/ B! J2 Z8 }& Z
and goes back to sleep.9 h& {' e: H; F- u. ?0 N
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