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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a5 r" h/ W0 P7 D2 S* h; f `1 Z( `$ D
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb+ E# S( U8 z2 Z h: X \. v5 T
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
: O& k( A6 \* H: x0 \/ dthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
S. o% E5 B& Y he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The' N, N! e! n, C! L4 v1 U
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
) s, A3 K) F! S! M m# h& }% Gask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,+ ~$ ]: a9 `5 ~1 e- m+ @( I
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I& m3 w8 P6 k9 }4 o$ @
will pay you $500.
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/ T8 v# c# J @0 z+ \' k' L/ C$ q- u+ Q This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
+ ^* H' j# _6 I( K. B. ]the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
; y+ a6 g& X" S" [5 athe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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' Y4 ~* L" L" z8 wThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his s# W/ ?: i/ a$ r
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the6 ?8 ?+ K- r% Z; ]0 x% \$ N
lawyer. + Y' u; X: r% ? j! q
- O' o: Y8 X3 B* rNow, it's the newfie's turn.' m# k% k9 |2 q1 v/ ?: E
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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/ y" {4 `: P% K3 X+ a# V( ]The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all! b: }2 f/ k# j/ [3 S9 h
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all& Y/ j3 c/ A* \" K" ?
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
3 D: `6 F, E" w5 yof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
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back to sleep. 1 C) O; I. n' M! J; ]9 x- ]6 H
3 K) V4 b* I! p+ N, z& ]( YThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He: A& A2 Q+ ^# N1 t$ n
wakes the newfie up and asks, 1 c9 j3 o- M. T9 p, Y8 E
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and k: K7 D9 ?( t& f0 {" S
comes down with four?' 3 a, m7 `, `- |! p
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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