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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a& T0 m7 P6 h f& h% F5 w
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
& a" \" E' T* k+ g: ithat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
2 I% `/ e; K' M4 r) _4 ethe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so9 G$ @" k6 P) L: ?) o% F! x5 g
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The% t4 ~ x" P d( J6 f7 v6 o
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I5 C& q+ v, J6 N- y: w
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,) \% k2 g+ _; V' g
you pay me only $5.
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! c0 Q1 n2 m, q8 j) p You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I. \6 D2 u' d1 D6 C( `4 }) a; h" c5 l
will pay you $500. 2 [- b6 _7 s# C; j
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
2 D" z) ?1 K- L- b+ Kthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' " [/ f5 ]6 q! E2 m
! z4 `5 \: H2 o" n2 mThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his: O5 r) W! C }- o( @
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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# I" [1 G- _3 [9 C. O5 V/ ?0 A/ ~5 n. ]Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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' N& Q* _! I7 `/ j' LHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with+ w! w4 Q5 i7 U* e; R9 b
three legs, and comes down with four?' ( _$ L8 Q/ _" F- m6 }- f
b+ ?9 M2 l, i6 t. DThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all7 p; d- b0 O; u, R) |0 T
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
& s4 c* Q* t9 J% i, kthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour, A5 {; U0 }0 c4 d; i- k$ D
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
4 T" c1 Y7 L/ e. g! X1 zhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
& u6 l" _2 g) k' f+ dback to sleep.
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, f- D; W; W' o- {7 S$ H* jThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He2 P7 p( q5 V1 L. x& B
wakes the newfie up and asks, ( E7 A1 {8 G( t# e. E
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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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