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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a& X' O; a9 A9 _, Z
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb/ Y1 }+ I5 i0 q6 y# V [
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
$ G1 X4 V e, kthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so" H, C2 r6 \0 y! I
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The. G1 }2 O6 `" V& d" }% s* J1 u5 b
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
$ q- v4 w) f S; ~" K4 Z0 Y4 task you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
5 P6 t- b8 M6 B7 j3 e7 [) dyou pay me only $5. ' _! @ r4 G9 F) |( S6 I; _' B) g
* i* s6 L, L9 K$ Q You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I# P) I7 G3 H" R, ^/ }3 ?
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
7 J1 a& c, m4 Q( c9 ?6 Uthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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; C% F( J# ^; L- L* d, } dThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
. ~" d8 V3 W( ~0 G- N0 }pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.. G6 T; E9 j$ B0 w
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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! N `$ j! A$ K* b0 bThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
0 t, j. k5 c/ o6 s& U3 lreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
% k1 a% `# e5 h; ]: `/ `the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
0 C$ u) w9 P9 F! d- O9 h; Gof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
' t/ F6 K9 r9 j3 g9 J: ?' X3 x! N {hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He* o k M2 n0 N
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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' T7 M8 M3 a3 e: G! v'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and+ L) o5 [( {2 m( m9 y
comes down with four?' t: D8 M+ q5 l* ^& M( b4 }* B
! Q& d8 I; k9 I1 A; uThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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