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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
6 c7 ^5 w8 G. {0 N: p W5 a! slong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
+ J+ w3 d2 g, |1 P1 d* v! @that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
; c8 E) f, N; Y( \, pthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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; S- k: Q# N5 l8 \ The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so; T) }2 ]) v B3 K, @
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
$ E3 n9 q7 ?! C4 R3 S. D lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
- u4 B, z; V! I' }0 `8 e. Nask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,% B# i; F( G, `& B4 U; b9 O. d) O
you pay me only $5. " s; g% C4 X6 B+ d1 g' u
8 _0 G0 m9 Z z9 b) v You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
4 j2 E6 ~5 K. c7 S. d; e will pay you $500. / D9 E0 x' L0 r- ]
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
6 O5 M# @/ v* E1 T7 ythe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
# _' [7 A. n0 q Rpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the8 o9 L" o+ } O1 \* Z
lawyer.
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3 M$ m$ `; t7 F* n( gNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with! h7 L' d; f) v9 D
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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( O5 F G/ J. f" hThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
0 t4 j* p% u; Q. Freferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
t' q' t$ j( I0 N$ n4 wthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour9 k+ E- j, Y! @4 w; u1 P& ]
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and# d7 j' ]7 g- D+ G! p$ k
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right/ `) i a2 q5 E# |% \# R3 N
back to sleep.
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2 r9 d, i: N8 b& \1 zThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He/ b4 x6 g# A' i
wakes the newfie up and asks, 3 h$ {6 ^6 a+ h# p: t
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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, ^& _1 `! B p4 O( \9 AThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $58 A9 I& ~0 j9 E9 A, ] l2 o6 ]
and goes back to sleep.2 Q& P7 W" \% t& |' ]# D) ]
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