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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a& Z- c6 _" v I( I
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb# w& |3 F0 ^) Z! H& v8 i, E* E
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
8 L" p$ r/ S7 j, R6 g4 [0 D4 ~" Qthe newfie would like to play a fun game. / k% S7 O) H; R
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so. Y; E% O( I! N4 h4 o$ |* Q- |
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The" H8 ^4 z& n* n- e j
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
1 z. j! N# x# `7 K( B- U/ ~! uask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,# h9 P' n. `5 A" ?2 E
you pay me only $5. ! H2 l: G1 u) d3 n/ r* l: W
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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7 h8 [5 }% d6 [% d This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
+ C/ n- Z. e0 K Cthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 6 E( K0 U( W4 ?4 ]0 H) M! r( x
' X. `- z* [" G" dThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's6 v* I+ z% g) n ~: ]! f+ V
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
' g9 p1 M4 t5 M; }# W( k. npocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the, u) _% T+ T) l4 b8 B5 Y t; I; S1 Q
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.) s6 F( {4 J6 ]& _+ k5 X: Q( H% f
" Q, k" P+ j7 XHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with3 o6 W, W1 ?5 }6 b
three legs, and comes down with four?' 2 W7 V$ u Q/ e9 M( l. G& Q
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all+ H3 [2 O4 e0 W; ] B& n* `
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all" U9 w( t. t5 c7 u8 Y8 P9 E
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
& n) _) A3 l+ w, Uof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
5 y! y( b# ^8 F8 x' ^! ahands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
; ^* w/ r- z4 [2 c3 `back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He% f- x5 G3 p5 q: |( T8 C
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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9 N( T6 ~6 }& w! s; e6 a: M'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and" P% D2 k* Q: O ^
comes down with four?' ! ^& t: I1 @, I# R/ F1 N
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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