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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a4 U$ W! [2 O! w6 f! b2 m) C3 F
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb- R! \/ X% m) f. A4 K/ w; ?: z4 d
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if8 U- A7 h) P) t6 D! G
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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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 s; M2 T4 a1 F0 @7 a6 v
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,+ E, x! T( |& e K8 ^) x
you pay me only $5. ; v( u3 p8 Q3 K$ n# ~4 |; r' H0 T% y
$ `+ O- |( u6 t+ l G" m 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+ k: x W5 g2 I6 L. h" ^
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ) g @. y! U% A
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
. Y) b7 b1 L4 Lthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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& Y' w1 g2 @3 x2 ]/ o8 A4 uThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his: a$ I9 r7 p! m* ^/ T3 K4 J8 q
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the2 g$ v1 ~/ {9 ]; @& r
lawyer.
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, l3 B4 Q% ~& v) }6 mNow, 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 all9 ?6 d4 C# L( R+ Y% O7 o. |/ k
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all" C7 a, t: n& t" E) ~" n m0 x
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
% g& @; I: i$ Cof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
; I/ h% y+ J) M& M7 ^( K Q; [. Qhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right. v/ |+ v* y: x6 V% I2 m
back to sleep.
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! K% X4 E B _; }2 t1 EThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
+ M5 O5 j8 w# c, pwakes the newfie up and asks, % U( M8 o3 O& @; o) S# @+ s
: k+ g0 k- r; z'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and2 H2 x2 {1 ~ w- g+ e
comes down with four?'
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1 B9 }( ~3 ~8 V; o: j& KThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5& H7 g: W; J. s' K, ]! W) M& V
and goes back to sleep.5 \7 c; K9 t; b" V H1 ?0 y
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