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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a. d4 B& s( c" o4 g: L5 P
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb( v6 o9 t$ a _5 E2 [
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
# K1 W8 @* ], G6 ]) athe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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$ A- u7 e' Y' J0 k1 f# g" Z The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so/ o. o+ w t* \+ U5 c, M$ _
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
% L! @5 E9 ?6 @ lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
: _+ H2 E/ o n% fask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,+ p6 G; X1 S( `( X' I
you pay me only $5.
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1 a) f( ?3 n1 G5 t9 O You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
" D( r, h: a1 e. b9 `) Y8 i1 H will pay you $500. $ R8 S# `; j' [6 b
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep5 z6 d3 Y6 D0 U: M8 h2 c
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 2 X/ S& z( D7 Y# M, v F
/ u+ T) E- M) F. M. q* a$ AThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
! p8 O4 S5 ]; t9 cthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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* M" g5 Q3 W( p0 \The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
" ^1 H" K& M% ~+ \$ [9 V( Npocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the; S% |1 G$ x1 h% y# K) i M- i
lawyer.
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! R; B" i4 w- W4 M- W% x( NNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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) @1 O, G, s) F' D, _4 HHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all3 w2 l& x/ {: H$ r% ?8 [0 A. I9 z
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
, }& P1 `7 \1 q" q! ~$ P! Hthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
g* ?: b/ j+ K4 @' P% X" Sof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
, h- O; `7 y7 a4 H r& _) j& Xhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
$ v9 j! i# y9 E6 b& U: Oback to sleep.
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$ Z: V2 ~( E# e K8 Q, VThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He* ~3 o9 w. J/ ]6 C5 M q8 N
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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- F( J2 }* g$ f9 |# p' V0 V/ V8 h'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $56 Y; Q3 G& u% S
and goes back to sleep.
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