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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
/ L3 z" z% d3 l8 S8 }long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
$ a& O+ o/ @0 `4 t: w+ P% s- d5 [2 Kthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if/ A7 ^; M" q' B; n
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
( T1 v o& ~) ^& r5 c7 a he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
5 b! V8 T) U1 |. B3 n. w lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I. k3 U& m9 m6 ?' q# H9 K/ N
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer, ^+ r. m) |* e+ R+ V- ~
you pay me only $5.
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h. }1 `2 q# K5 r# P You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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! b* C8 U9 \: E( r2 u/ R0 O# k8 l This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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$ w0 P- a+ U) ^7 K( m+ I0 BThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's/ U7 Y2 j& ~0 ~: b, Q6 Y7 [
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' ) L6 d" h2 y+ Z+ L# n6 [
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his; ]/ D3 K; Z1 {% Q, P
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
1 Z5 Q8 s9 Z5 S' plawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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) ^( p6 ~0 S ~3 NHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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7 E4 _, Y J3 A9 Q+ c: BThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all$ O: r" D# M: T' }
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all& Q; e9 i2 q$ i& d6 C
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour0 n! n/ Y1 w$ }/ n5 N1 R: N, ~
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
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back to sleep.
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0 P v' @$ s w% b. yThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
% e! F( U4 `0 f' qwakes the newfie up and asks, 4 e6 f* H; s7 Y+ E+ N4 e" l
( o2 [: Y4 K2 l'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' m1 J: H1 _* A, X3 F' g
and goes back to sleep.
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