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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a' Y2 r/ x' ~# H1 Y; l
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
- J0 _( @4 |( H9 x( V+ Q* Xthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if4 A2 Y3 M0 X' i T
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
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lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
$ t! h; G$ s7 j, k6 {3 Fask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,7 Y3 J% S/ s3 a: W
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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+ H! C- X5 g( V G" ]; X5 {/ R) b This catches the newfie's attention and to keep! F4 J- v1 M( Q7 N d
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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+ \" c% Y1 D/ Z6 V2 A: bThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
) R. E u0 p1 r4 wthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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% D; [4 }& {& o* ^' t E* ?+ T( qThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his8 L6 ?, n1 Z/ @7 T% X0 `
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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$ I( {0 E6 [$ b1 G; ^Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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5 Z$ s/ w, [9 iThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all1 o3 |0 z( }/ j" q" {- T
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
2 t, Q4 V. h5 ^+ vthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
* x0 _/ ]4 G; W! w. W( k s7 vof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and. S- I1 X6 @, }& |, `
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right3 F9 A. u J2 {+ b
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He- `1 w) }+ O9 D& ]/ J* _8 c& y
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and" l- [4 s( ?/ O: t5 ?2 p
comes down with four?'
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( C" _- h- @- h3 j4 @& mThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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