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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a" S H5 u% N& M4 D9 Z% ~ C
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb6 _0 f c7 m S5 c: ?) t0 V" J9 K
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
) @ n, I- f* K: xthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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( S- a; I$ C% J0 M, P- i9 I9 [ The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
3 v' k W; [! M5 G+ P he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The. z9 f2 A+ ]" J2 I
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I% b: y9 U% _6 |4 q
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
' A- G0 b% _1 A; nyou pay me only $5. / k( a+ l# g" s& h$ ^
2 ~/ p" s4 v+ b/ X. b6 A; f You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
$ w1 o: v7 o/ \. f6 h9 i- q- p will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's; g$ K- E; O) i5 P- @% w
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his+ ~ j* h6 O6 w7 |9 d8 i/ K" j9 l
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the9 [' e8 ^* L, ^. H2 ^- ]" v) y
lawyer.
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8 g7 ]# O/ p; M: u% \Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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# e5 G2 }- q' zHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with% ~& t# a9 U* P6 V3 B; S2 H
three legs, and comes down with four?' : H0 U' n4 r3 I0 k, H& u
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
9 Y+ ], ]: R6 `9 ?references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all$ D3 W! X+ `: a* K' M- ^5 P
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
! o E0 G* ^$ q+ Tof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
/ [" d4 h& n, n- q4 a5 ahands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
% B0 G: @* f g% U2 yback to sleep. $ q) x& `" G/ e- g- i2 D
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He. e! H$ f. H2 S9 _% u; J) q0 G, h% [
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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, R3 w* u: M% `$ }The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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