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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a7 x4 U3 ?' g5 _3 Z% f k
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb/ G+ a( s# s J% l+ m9 F1 {
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if7 g! a! W* S# M* B0 z4 O7 v
the newfie would like to play a fun game. + B0 J" D" D. p8 u% k1 @
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so6 W7 k6 ?4 b1 X9 }% y
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The/ i+ I4 M5 O3 f
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
5 i) [+ b8 y' _: ]5 R& xask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,1 L- D$ e: l: N+ M
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( Z- N! _: N4 E: d3 X
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. - H9 e" ?4 j. I( ?
0 H" J7 i8 `: W- d% `+ v) [' qThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
$ m* X6 M# @9 t5 a. N, _: Q# |! D) gthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' ; u) s+ ?* H; Y {! A3 R
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
- c7 s2 `5 H e2 N% r# i" L# {. ?% Ipocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the2 C* {( t. m$ G0 [5 E% r
lawyer. 6 n. ]6 B! {& K7 S* p$ a
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with& {! Z9 R( O. P/ G* T' P2 F. T- x
three legs, and comes down with four?' . c3 z/ X2 `/ ]* n5 `" D+ _4 x& j
+ V+ U" d9 p) O" ]$ C! e' _% ]6 dThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all4 U& H- T% X T: t
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all; f: A' }, v' o0 S6 @
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
; {/ J$ @- Q; L: Wof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and" [/ ~" o6 u" ~3 V5 O5 \- Q
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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( O; P# i: M+ Q, ?5 I; J% r! fThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He S4 e6 y, K% [. ~: D
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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% C0 T! L* I- T( G6 V& x'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and5 k5 I' [ n: } ]) o9 E8 I
comes down with four?' 4 F T0 C1 g6 h3 ~) a6 [3 ]
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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