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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
5 T+ A, G; t: u' K% b5 C" E6 Glong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
Y T2 Y( {9 v! |! t5 dthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
& q/ s8 B7 y' ~5 f! Vthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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* N, J& x6 H- B, ?7 w3 S 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; U5 _0 F; ?, R6 j# V( ~2 N
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
" X0 ~& L0 X1 xyou pay me only $5.
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: E) Z% z; K/ z6 N9 j1 x You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I! A+ H w1 @7 U% Z9 Z( K
will pay you $500.
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8 _. a! K( [9 a w This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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0 M2 y+ `- I+ e3 l# K/ F0 {) GThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
1 Y8 |" Y" Z, `4 e- |( k& G: `, nthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his8 P1 I5 S6 `+ s1 z2 u: A2 f
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.6 u4 R& u1 d7 M c8 v* w
, A* M& W* E' y/ u3 zHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with/ [1 Z z7 ^9 O" t4 J2 m
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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& y, Q: b# N( `* U7 `7 _4 q; s) MThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
) u+ Y3 t1 t- T# j5 d( ?8 B4 O9 ~references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all, L" X* E/ E# Q
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour+ x3 K$ U' Q! m+ F
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and( P) C& z7 w! h, d: Q* t/ n% u
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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2 B% r0 M0 v. xThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
# A$ [2 `* v. H3 z# s3 t* @wakes the newfie up and asks, / C% P, b3 ^! y, I" d2 F
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5# ~$ e) c' y9 ] e" ~. L7 {- U8 y! N; \
and goes back to sleep.' ^ ?( s. \% p
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