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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a5 W1 B5 e% x- w" ?
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
, {, j+ S6 F! [that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if. y6 [7 E( v" v) D: }; \" I: ]3 x" w
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 4 `% O" }6 l1 U- F
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so+ \5 j9 A: ]9 N8 r; g- R
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
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ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
4 u0 B/ g4 o) U* G9 x' t" p/ Syou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I& P. W' g9 U/ w/ _
will pay you $500. , }$ Y4 S: n* m7 J
+ S0 i: \9 S2 s. y7 ` This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's& o" j& H2 T/ S3 ?. B5 ]+ Q0 C
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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3 E ?/ I' L( x$ Z: b" WThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his6 D5 B. n9 @" ?2 v$ { d4 Z1 @
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the: b! t: B9 Y1 m @$ r9 k9 f
lawyer. * V# R* b& L8 E! S1 p
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.+ ^; g7 [) \7 }/ H, C& M. N6 A; z
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with9 ]+ _& ~9 k/ w' v; }* w. D/ a
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
+ I% i1 t& |/ [: breferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
; P1 }+ n( I7 P, [( Qthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
9 ^& p: }, p& n' O3 n" Rof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
8 F* b4 ^9 [2 h5 Ihands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He$ S7 U. P3 H* G7 F0 Z
wakes 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
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