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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a9 `4 H) |2 [! u5 d [
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb, u5 |/ W9 V# d: G8 m O
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if$ O0 |4 H' n! P% ^
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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6 G" }7 L/ ?) r" E$ G$ |; r The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
. c# A- r& y* T8 t: X$ v he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
2 C+ [ y. c1 Z: |+ i lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I6 U' v" T- D2 z# R' q
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
" v2 [ a2 Y& `8 [" T: y0 _you pay me only $5. . T' x* E0 E& z4 u( h
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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, a$ |$ i- I, U8 E+ [The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
! K5 u8 ]# Q3 l4 c$ R2 X' Tthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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4 n9 k* d9 {7 p D' b! gThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his _2 [4 b; t' F/ k& j8 `) d
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the- o5 O% f! l5 `* Q) K) t
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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, T/ `& X# q8 c" l4 t* j$ oHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
3 P$ G. Q# U- t' }" V, a! athree legs, and comes down with four?'
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3 U6 v, _ F# N8 T8 OThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all8 r, n, _. \4 H0 \$ ]; }8 C
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all) [2 D+ r' q( X* y
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour+ o7 |6 E9 M, K, K/ @
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
6 M7 [5 Z$ p! L- V3 G% Whands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right! Y3 r A0 ]# G3 F6 p& z
back to sleep. 0 K1 s q2 t) j3 q: Z
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
4 U* j" @& o* E! m. i! vwakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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; w5 m$ h' G- s' _# [- sThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5' Y1 E4 Y! ~) W& A' l6 E3 G* R; Q
and goes back to sleep.
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