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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
+ Q, J6 S: m/ ~6 v, C' Z; Tlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
$ o( N2 x C7 pthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
3 i" U6 f L" n$ L7 J; ^5 s( vthe newfie would like to play a fun game. 3 H- V4 Y9 M' n- D7 x* I! K
6 |$ D% J( N2 @ x9 R' t The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
4 i, S+ X" N$ }2 u he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The( n# a- A" B- H% t
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I- Q9 M' @/ Y* k0 M% \
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
/ G& D9 D# u1 Pyou pay me only $5. & k7 R1 t% ]( F7 P0 v
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I3 F( L3 H5 n2 r+ `) I8 A5 L; U( o/ u0 M
will pay you $500.
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/ k' W) g6 R. |- Q7 [4 c' q1 U, m This catches the newfie's attention and to keep/ e. W8 P p! c! t6 E! c8 l
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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0 @7 _4 y ?7 {% xThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's7 ~/ ~7 w/ f1 ^# g' _# S
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
- u8 x5 t2 [0 S9 E, h3 Zpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the% C: z8 F: g* v" i
lawyer. 4 ^4 a3 l7 b. I% m
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.4 I* Z0 D. `8 f$ d) s
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with( \6 E% n/ K6 F8 T- V
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
9 l' c4 M/ N3 V8 f {9 ereferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all$ P5 n; K% D. H4 H
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour9 k: }: B$ f& m% u2 b
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and) |6 x0 s( o6 _8 H- u+ b% \% x
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right! f* X' g# O( {8 X
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
9 ~ ]# F) |( s, h% W3 ~9 y2 mwakes the newfie up and asks, 9 s8 |2 o3 `# V
8 O9 V. d0 E# U'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5" ^% ^+ a+ @3 P+ j/ Q3 a! C0 d2 A, B* I
and goes back to sleep.) R+ N" o) z1 Z; V6 {7 v& Z
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