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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a4 d' t! l; S6 h8 I: Q& U
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
G/ y' m+ g- ^3 u2 u1 }/ Zthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
$ I4 q( @/ O6 ?- p( D. J3 o he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The) h. k3 ]. z& T+ y3 C4 x/ t( E$ |
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I: Y7 u% o" G$ p0 t$ ]& a
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
9 m6 V! Y; B6 D8 ]* h" Pyou pay me only $5. ( K# ]2 K/ i# V% O! c3 M
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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, h8 ]7 e6 K% x/ | This catches the newfie's attention and to keep1 u2 V$ U8 `) d4 E" a. U6 _
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ; z- ^" Y0 l9 {% ]
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's' ?/ C! e: m" J% ]8 J$ K1 J
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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" J& z/ s% y: JThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his3 b2 N5 D6 `% A- X
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the2 b- L j( F! |+ Y. m3 O: X
lawyer.
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* O) c+ s0 Q3 {, W1 kNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with" V2 k4 j0 B1 R3 K- ~0 u
three legs, and comes down with four?' + V. K& E, B" V; C! T4 |
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
$ E) Q- i) }6 Sreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
& ?. G: ?0 \7 I6 d4 v) athe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
: t8 K6 l- p' O U0 Z- I# D! dof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
& f, J. I4 u, i5 I' l4 a% }# ohands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right b# l% Z6 D' V/ z
back to sleep. 3 D+ _$ F: b5 ]0 i* i7 q5 W
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
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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* I. T2 w3 Y ^- p% }; [. {, f
and goes back to sleep.
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