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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
" l4 @4 s U) V2 T+ Vlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
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& B0 |. V7 n/ x3 \3 E- F( |0 Vthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so' Y4 l) G8 N; Y2 I8 r
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
& ?) w: J. F. I' r, I# ~ lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I. p( d& L. v" [" q9 I
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
8 s" p, b% P3 F vyou pay me only $5. * p) T7 Q! n- Z" {1 T
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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4 I8 Y8 ]+ G+ n4 { This catches the newfie's attention and to keep+ \1 r$ Q+ L9 e4 l4 k! Q
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. % [: j, \6 H- ~ b
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's& Z* ]. C0 y O5 Q' E8 a# c% m+ ~
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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/ B1 X1 c" H% V6 `The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his G* Q3 c* X" z6 m) d- C
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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1 j% D! o. x2 c4 R( oHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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( y" M( E3 V! ~5 RThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
7 d; @5 @ s$ B6 O: vreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
; Q4 W. x9 o& @8 mthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
& H5 ^% Y" c7 W$ S" G7 q0 M hof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
$ n5 D8 _$ T$ D7 @9 ohands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right% @: A$ W+ g7 E2 r
back to sleep. 6 P) C6 y: C- a- W
) I2 H1 P" } [The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He- p3 o# `2 _# g/ z5 @+ B; Q' _; Y+ T
wakes the newfie up and asks, j1 V( P( g6 g4 L, \# B
' P5 n! m% m* g2 w) H/ c'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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/ g6 y9 ^$ }) @# u# w8 i' |The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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