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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
5 J& ~; n( F8 R! hlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb* t; a& ~) z ~. x; i# S
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if7 \4 p' C, z. A, G0 s
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
( y2 q3 m% t5 e* [ Bask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
- p4 t6 u1 d$ A% w* qyou pay me only $5. 8 [# G( ~$ S) x' n8 e* c3 g! L0 g: ^
' c9 y9 V4 U: ^3 @3 R You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
L+ R4 L y. m9 o& d$ X will pay you $500. 0 y/ y2 t0 f1 @$ Y4 F
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's+ D: ~8 y+ d6 M, A# I& V
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his* b: V/ s1 I$ _8 D
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with' i: ]- {/ I2 O( Q4 x
three legs, and comes down with four?' ! ?9 `* x Q- U6 K: H/ t( Q
6 o1 \; L# v8 ^$ ~) j. y9 W3 V% HThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all( H ~! C U0 t
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all6 U5 l- O( C( _" L; b, A
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. K4 \, F. C5 V
back to sleep.
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: o' J; x0 D0 v/ f0 pThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
. _3 H+ W6 y: |0 C) Ywakes 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 $5
; y. e' r, ?' A$ Q( band goes back to sleep.
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