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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a2 ?5 x: o& J$ b. I. O5 v1 f
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb: p& P" D7 z. E0 U/ [! J
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
5 ?6 B; A7 J8 L' }! }% L( W7 l) C+ ]the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
8 e* e- I3 s# H" I! d he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
! t# i N8 N# V- ]$ a lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
8 F; `: y. ~% O Fask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
) c& R% z) C+ r4 o1 f N; xyou pay me only $5.
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2 [! A2 q& }. \8 X" Z$ Y You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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' n2 t( R: }6 Y7 w0 ~ This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's1 B7 }) |1 f: u9 b/ `
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' + x) y/ M, ]9 V' b$ C* I" R
* Z+ \) k; k5 _9 EThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
+ d* N3 i K6 [' Mpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the5 g/ v; }- `) y
lawyer. 4 M3 w8 }2 }) E! [4 w% n
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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+ p; D" j z7 s& AThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all3 X# u3 L$ L& r
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
! J' ^5 `+ ?/ F( gthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
, M- @6 b7 R7 q5 Q; O% rof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and) l" U( m; S4 |3 w3 k, B
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
( S- E5 Y. v( c9 tback to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
" _4 P* V2 w* t* p$ kwakes the newfie up and asks, 4 z3 R. |9 G: Q7 j3 {
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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# K. ]) M5 h) H4 `" O0 t) \The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $55 |2 b) e* {# }/ Y; X) p
and goes back to sleep.
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