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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a4 D+ t* ?2 a: y7 `3 r
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb( T6 V1 X9 N, b# o8 }3 l6 S, z
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if4 v6 x0 K+ A1 q0 Q7 a* z- y
the newfie would like to play a fun game. ) X3 ]! Z6 h J! N" a1 l
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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! `* j( r: R" X5 e. Y
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,6 {8 F' C4 T( ?& Q$ W7 b0 @. |6 q
you pay me only $5.
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) j2 l# x7 q* ~: \& r2 |2 ] You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
$ H9 L1 o/ L! H( g9 Z will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep) Y3 S' j) ^% \( D; f
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
! B# v: U6 h. H5 e4 e9 kthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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( m: D0 f' J+ i5 d2 `, Y- ?The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
0 p1 `! s) U! ypocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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6 x8 w! n, ?8 c, a2 E' ]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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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all! Q/ \: R' Y$ s0 l
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all2 @. T2 X. z5 e7 N) i4 z
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour) J$ _. H. T4 ~1 {8 q
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and2 s- m9 |" }' Q' o8 m
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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2 D. N$ z" O( |- M" fThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
" ^ |7 d1 V9 o( u' c# rwakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and7 P& P* V) Y* B5 x( \( p$ d0 z9 m+ c
comes down with four?'
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2 e' w# M( Z' p& {6 U: S5 AThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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