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A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a& s5 ]: k) f& c5 @$ b. s! q+ h8 U" l- p
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb3 R' g) y r% ^5 P+ f
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if& \# X' Z7 y& O# n ^
the newfie would like to play a fun game. $ N, Q* z0 \# e2 s! v$ w E/ t# E
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so" p& ^; ]! i2 [$ Y4 V5 U5 ~( M
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The* _& Q) o6 M% \5 E! U
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
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you pay me only $5. # G4 l2 O4 _9 D) H7 g2 v9 w
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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1 {% x; j& F$ T+ t9 t& u. U This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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! b* L u4 y' ]: G: o1 J9 s/ F% }The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's4 F+ k( i1 {# z& J1 U9 o
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' : h+ O% q' [& C$ H) L$ p9 M
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his. B. x2 k8 F. i# e, K
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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a- Z e6 \$ K$ {% a- u' N, O- Y) oNow, 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
8 u& L1 i2 Y, U) Nreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
: e# G l1 @9 X n9 K2 y+ Gthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
6 T! r$ t7 O3 Q; R- Z) p1 X' tof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and* S) N) L. D! A: @. ~2 [ ]
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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& F& H( v: ]) P. ?: gThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He( H! u+ S" i3 `7 L5 e
wakes the newfie up and asks, + t& X, j( `& @3 U# t! ^* j j
, i; H. A- t5 \ j5 Z1 q'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and1 f/ F- y+ h$ }$ ^4 }1 Z
comes down with four?' # `+ G! b0 L/ G
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $55 D; K! ^7 T1 l# _
and goes back to sleep.
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