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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
' b7 ^6 I' e: A7 [, D; X9 K4 |long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
1 |4 ~! L, M! Z8 z4 c$ i" }! Fthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
B, q! F( P6 Wthe newfie would like to play a fun game. % }7 q% Z% Z! h4 _$ m
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
& V& |* l7 {9 Y he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
- }$ D1 I* }4 j7 d lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I2 ]6 r, X% z( a& f* G* _
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
% s" T" A/ M+ h' Gyou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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$ j# d7 x% A) A9 x1 _ This catches the newfie's attention and to keep* ]3 v) L4 g6 J. B5 n. o
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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9 S- ?- n* b( N5 a8 hThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's: [0 s9 p. Y/ A; d
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' , K5 {: G- G/ ~2 ]$ a
2 B! ? @! i' X( aThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his- S3 u N# ^7 J
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.7 G* U! s* Q% L9 \+ v
. m6 _. y7 ~. |4 \% GHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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3 i0 g! P$ G+ ^: W; ^The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all8 s# h0 [2 |1 [' @2 J
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all7 y" V& t, l2 U8 I6 H9 M
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
% f0 r6 Q; T9 A; C, pof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and4 S1 q& E+ w: d7 h
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right m$ H. [9 X, J, q g2 w
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
2 |2 ^ d, A" k+ w6 k- ]& ywakes the newfie up and asks,
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4 w2 U4 Q, [2 {6 D. y6 _3 H'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and+ g: H' j6 }/ Y- ]! l/ `
comes down with four?' ( L1 Q5 s* A2 z# \1 n
2 C9 Q) X9 e+ ^; @7 ^- h. FThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
$ ?9 j- N" d( @$ n& P# p' Nand goes back to sleep.: {' X8 ?: a3 W: m) \% ]( _
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