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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a6 Z% g9 d7 A8 w! M& ?
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
0 n9 h, H1 @& k/ c0 I$ Jthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
. b; b) U s* G, A/ X8 ^the newfie would like to play a fun game. / ]' X2 z; r4 |1 n& o/ F
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
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1 `: y7 v/ `" f& E You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
# h _" G3 {) ~" q1 d will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep4 k; i1 J; g8 }9 g( _! N) X4 U
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. * D- v- r! g) u9 w* S
& P- m) P8 T( N E$ k& ]* E* nThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
+ O6 ^ W" g) p, \' F3 f. y+ Athe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his" u) I1 d' S3 S/ F! l u+ Q' E* ~8 W
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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0 ~( C _ X! h Y% K1 e+ cNow, 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
7 u! r: e U6 t! `' ]) z$ e" Qreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
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of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
/ B1 w; |7 T1 N; n, ?3 t$ r" \hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
5 `9 W4 P. T; u/ S: N( ]wakes the newfie up and asks, 2 ]+ b+ ~- G0 z; D% K4 L
7 k5 Z& ]0 ~: R& d5 s* ^: W3 r) O'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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! \2 C) y: u% L$ w3 YThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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