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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
" Y8 _0 n7 |' \' Mlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
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; ^& V& l% A8 f" { athe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so. Z/ }% Q* h# n% ?1 A
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
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ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,, F& i s! _' B9 W
you pay me only $5.
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1 q/ |4 A( @3 H- {! j You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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7 `- n8 }8 E3 w% X. H6 n This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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8 }8 y! t) L3 r4 n& nThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's# s* E6 ~/ t+ i% C- _3 |
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' " n2 X e; e( z- j5 N4 g
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
% L# r& r3 ]5 }pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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8 M+ T, W: V# u" a2 {1 U. X% JHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with" q$ r1 h z8 M7 n+ N+ }- d
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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; L+ o* I7 r+ T4 P, s" E R3 |; JThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
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the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour$ T# @ {2 k* H( P7 f6 M
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and; b9 W. d# O- q5 ]! \# h* o. u' E
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right( y9 N: h' D _8 |) m* Z6 X
back to sleep. " Y4 P: v+ u! V7 N0 _
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He6 C" [! g7 o" t i: [. g9 ~$ o3 H4 z
wakes the newfie up and asks, w! Y5 ~; J- _% s
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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9 f6 r, _ t; j' h: B8 O, ]7 FThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5% @$ x1 z4 h6 C; i2 B5 f3 Y' h
and goes back to sleep., ]/ L# V9 P" _* c
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