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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
& P/ H3 Z! ~/ W7 Y% A, e }; Clong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
# d. ?( z3 g0 R" J/ G" m& U2 Ethat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if+ B6 p [3 k! X7 n* r" p$ c
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
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you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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( J! }1 K! y4 Q4 FThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
( _( p/ b/ |( a. R7 d, Bthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 5 m0 l( G# ]% F4 z7 f& I
+ w0 d- ?: y0 h+ x6 x' n" q6 LThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his% G8 R# w- e) U- u+ T( |, d* J
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.+ X8 P- Q4 m: ?: Q
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with( {% U( w$ q h; C( f
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all3 ]0 X8 } U; r& a
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
9 N0 z5 ^3 @. l$ t7 a# mthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
+ `% s! I, t0 q) T K dof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and1 e- l! o* c! q' B) g( r0 n
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
# s3 W) e3 S( d% O1 tback to sleep. . P; {4 z3 @. h9 i9 |0 G
% m; K% u4 P5 c% W; [The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He7 W) f: g; e+ G2 t7 p3 n$ u
wakes the newfie up and asks, : `8 ?0 {+ v, U- l' f4 ~: I7 j7 X
c' } n1 g2 \% ^% c9 f'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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# M+ N3 D4 N0 P1 O: g- `The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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