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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a) G# z; V1 _( {; g
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb# d4 `$ s% d: V: E
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so2 v8 C! r# _, X( T
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The6 U$ w0 D: i/ v7 m& S. t% a
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I2 c# A2 [1 b; m( S0 p
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,' c9 R4 t3 a& w
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep1 _0 a$ s) r. s2 u7 _. B: y% ^$ |# u
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. / m, b. s9 ?3 e" @- e! g0 v! B
# a3 P4 F: N6 n' e" e2 g/ TThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
) P) ~# R+ w( ]the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
" M9 N7 O2 H/ U* u6 C" f2 e. S: Wpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the; y# a: B6 |, l/ \
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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; g1 [3 r6 W4 T: `: i$ L4 ?* qHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with7 y" d# k) X6 E% d2 T1 C/ ^
three legs, and comes down with four?' 5 L5 l# k; J+ L; e" s
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all; F9 z2 E% f# n4 e
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all" R/ z- [% H. k# O
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour. R) M4 h" ?$ I! {
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
; Q: [- `& q+ e! Whands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right+ E) S4 j0 B8 ^* o
back to sleep. 7 T& M y$ t. ]) c! ]) h5 h
6 E) d9 B, K' M% `The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
! a5 G* [) L8 K8 }- q: c4 vwakes the newfie up and asks, ; Y4 S9 h' x* w0 @
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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8 b/ v& \- B) V3 k- Q8 l- K: ^The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5" Z5 r7 i1 O0 h. j9 p5 V
and goes back to sleep., J% `% c- w }% B7 V+ }5 ^ ~, v5 F+ @
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