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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a' O- Q8 N7 Y! \+ r% c! C" F
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
8 t, v& ^) [0 e# t0 jthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
+ n9 t9 i1 U$ U& y% Tthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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& G- _* B( y" z! c+ U( n" I The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so. d8 z! q; B' T, S; Q1 m* G# k
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The8 P$ A. E) K, w, ~, A6 ^" \
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
3 H( B% \# S) h2 }; ^ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer, g: J; r2 f( ?+ z% g5 \
you pay me only $5. 2 T% X; q9 E% W9 V8 ?
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I3 m* D2 ~) @+ A
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
8 \6 L( H7 `8 Ythe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's1 o$ W3 R" f' d/ p/ t, b
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
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lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with6 ]# B, v0 b2 H$ q3 I. p
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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3 Z% c6 U7 u) ?$ k5 AThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
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the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
" M4 q5 j- H t. j2 T& U% e$ Aof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and( k; T* W: @( L4 Q' V
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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" D% T% U4 ]# l e8 u! _3 ?1 ]The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He' ^& H9 |; D; \6 c* D$ k
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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& _7 h" _8 b- y$ T( S: l'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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! y# N/ U) r9 @ P0 V0 g: fThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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