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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a/ @: ^7 ?- g M/ h, j
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb2 ], L7 V/ W8 r6 W8 f
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
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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. S% w+ k2 X; G
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,8 H* m" y* u: Q9 `) T: C9 d" K
you pay me only $5. ( y. _. |. z9 t0 B
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep# }% `3 k' y! W7 O8 R! K
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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0 U4 O- d1 \/ Y1 N8 U. gThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's. W4 G; Q* {; [
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his* A# z- F; z6 K0 J( }/ p' e
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the- V7 E$ A8 r7 }4 f. b/ f
lawyer. 2 o; `. Y, {1 u C
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.5 ?4 ?& t8 i* I7 w0 B( ]2 m
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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
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the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
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hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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2 {+ J7 c F9 R, jThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
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* u& c. X) r% L9 V0 l- m' P'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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and goes back to sleep.
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