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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a V6 { [# e9 ?3 x
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb# `4 E6 w& C8 l/ O' S6 [6 c f* o: k
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
% B P& M4 o- k8 p) gthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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3 ^1 H% S. c& l The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so: A$ u) P, z; f$ a4 Z
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The* W! o5 u9 ~* s7 S3 r9 d" {
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I; E( j* L4 S5 e8 V" |' b# X
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,) g+ i- Q2 M& I* `
you pay me only $5.
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/ p* c6 C6 q' O0 o) t, U2 g1 R You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I" ], h( A0 u4 r, T: b6 P) G4 t8 T/ O
will pay you $500. 6 Z, P8 B7 l2 [
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
/ H$ F, ]" L2 t/ Sthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's0 `; X5 ?; j" j7 ?, R- A
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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& t7 |0 D$ s9 _6 Y2 P2 u; u$ pThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
2 z& o. `6 q6 n w$ f$ d3 W6 Mpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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" e0 k" v8 U7 }1 B" K7 ZNow, it's the newfie's turn.) t$ r$ x9 [! W
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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
4 y8 Y7 j/ K3 G& Nreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
* m, W+ I/ h$ Y f" ]$ othe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour3 c3 a N7 M% r' X9 c
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and; X, b$ P$ R6 o8 z/ ?
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
+ E( z8 C0 `+ Zback to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
! ^9 Q& ` o' Uwakes the newfie up and asks,
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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 $5/ {. {$ a$ M& @1 r+ c5 H
and goes back to sleep." I( |$ i( y7 h! s" x0 Q
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