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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a2 g: ]0 R5 C# P& W& K
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb. _; Z5 u4 D# [+ X) }
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if. c/ | m0 `+ u0 P7 S
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 3 H1 P5 p2 P% s+ Q6 N
' K @0 R2 |6 v5 h3 a' X The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
[1 K& I; ^' d5 \' s4 ~ he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
4 E# j) s9 U( V3 {3 Q' T lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I9 U8 @ Z6 m5 D) C
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
+ p! ]. i: L3 M# E1 o6 T5 Syou pay me only $5. A* f0 ]2 e- k; q* Y
! V4 g+ |2 k6 v! s0 N You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I' C0 z! i( O4 _* d& M: F
will pay you $500. / U6 h0 R; i7 D. a" t
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep' U( `# B' ~2 }3 _' T
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ' ^5 o { J' ?% x( m3 T+ [# ~4 t' v
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
0 @) ~* W9 K9 p: b6 p8 cthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his8 B( B( w7 X A$ z3 @; D
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the* O! R ^$ b: @2 X A7 X
lawyer. ' H& K3 K% w& N+ K
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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
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all X3 p1 h+ l9 K7 ~
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
, Q1 x6 b" W! k' `: Dthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
4 Y5 q( s$ B) |" Z7 rof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
) Q9 w$ I, v1 ]3 @7 W! [ E* b, ^* L6 lhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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0 |# @. Z2 j) v3 v5 G5 Y$ [The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
0 l% B$ g& R8 i$ o/ y1 c0 owakes the newfie up and asks,
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& ` E/ R1 y+ Y+ m9 D8 ~3 j'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $55 N% b. X( L* S% ] I! P7 [* ^3 }- t
and goes back to sleep.) n" d* V' y _1 X
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