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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
: S$ h! u$ f! J$ Slong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb# }6 j; k2 C) Y# Q3 P
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
* W0 w; \6 ?2 G! Cthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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2 ^0 y8 i" Z0 ~( u! [0 z The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
9 I7 _, Y- k! ^/ K2 p he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The' D2 _' I; r5 L$ ~# f$ O
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
$ A- i0 z& H) Aask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
/ ]5 d+ [4 [) k+ S0 c8 oyou pay me only $5. 5 C! T. Z- G8 n3 s" Q' }8 V
: v8 Z7 V+ D, d7 v You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I# y% q8 r+ Z4 D; x/ \
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep# U$ k5 [% H/ \+ b
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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* ]9 x S3 o4 l; t- f8 eThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's& l: |5 t" `* H/ U% x
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' . p$ d( p# @, `: ^- w& F1 m
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his- q! V3 M* @# {# m2 K9 ?
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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7 s" ~: C! R P% n$ I1 b) i; E5 @$ oHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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* m! l: j- I+ I5 K# E" Y" N( ~8 b9 GThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
+ g: x' ~0 z0 n' Rreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all9 G g8 q# \+ Z3 K, {
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour/ S4 Y6 G1 x4 T$ o
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and- \7 ^$ ~; B' B$ h
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right/ N8 X& V7 \& M8 A
back to sleep. ( @3 D: _' C3 R& x. f# d3 ]
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He( q |; B8 R7 Z1 g. r. y
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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. a3 ~2 x! N9 n" K'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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; j) {7 \9 o* d1 M: c6 aThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $59 u8 ^! i {+ F! M: h# A
and goes back to sleep.$ z2 z: v! d6 P: D3 K+ _% `
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