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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a+ J% }# |% g1 H) x
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb7 h6 [0 s! c- ^
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
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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) K: a& _. l# c! b3 W
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,/ K, q2 I5 i# ~# C. k; K3 [% {: m7 F
you pay me only $5.
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+ B# L* l, C6 G2 T9 F$ a You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I+ T8 w, u5 v1 S, ]$ d; a
will pay you $500.
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' h5 A' f. W7 K7 Z, R* j$ W This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's6 {% K: {2 }1 }) O6 f9 L
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his8 t: F! q- o7 ~1 C! ?# k
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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3 }1 R( i: Y/ p2 x+ B5 hNow, 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
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of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and/ {# x' F' Y% p$ F5 b
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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& S s$ v7 O$ _/ jThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He y' B+ s( q; H3 O! j- w( c
wakes the newfie up and asks, * Y0 X, s: v! c4 O( g; i
" p% x B6 b+ h: _'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and( j P6 `- r* X
comes down with four?' $ X* r# y& C* r5 T* g
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $57 V: Z: Y) h# k/ @8 P4 @
and goes back to sleep.
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