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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
# V2 a( r0 _# A: Xlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
/ a/ K7 |8 |" Y1 D1 s0 f, m! x2 hthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
0 [- F1 S% Y0 R3 d8 G- j9 Ethe newfie would like to play a fun game. & w5 W" z8 u. ^' M; b
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
) Y! {3 ?5 G0 A- @% C& [ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,0 v+ s# P4 d0 K$ Z7 J
you pay me only $5.
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0 i, @6 o" [ C8 A+ ?! C You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
+ h; \' [$ f0 f) [) r will pay you $500.
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; b& e* N0 C& f This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
8 M6 m, ]& m5 j. {3 x pthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's/ `, L) g! f5 G' E+ M
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his" o6 H0 L$ P$ V' F
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.* C( ]5 T5 d- ?: R9 }2 n8 {) N
' U0 _5 h* s/ Z6 N: u6 b( H, {) } aHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
5 A+ _% |3 U1 J" Wthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
6 ^6 P8 Y6 P! breferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all/ X2 h0 e+ ?8 d. X9 O6 G; e
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
* o G; w+ l1 iof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
6 P/ [( M, [1 S; [" Z/ F# Xhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right5 a W$ S* ~0 g7 u5 O2 E4 m0 U' {
back to sleep.
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" ?6 I7 X- I- [" T2 nThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He* {# e8 G! \. J, z0 V }% S. X
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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9 ~7 f# A$ T3 I7 s- E1 Z; U4 t, aThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5- T! t7 W% ]+ |+ k! t. \) ?
and goes back to sleep. A$ o7 p' u" L8 ?& e3 W; A
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