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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
B( m, l# G9 \1 v; L) L. l/ ~long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb" m# ]3 I }+ A. ?9 ]
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if P* `$ A9 v* A0 ~
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
9 d/ v1 u. l6 l, v9 Gask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
0 m$ H* D8 g% E3 X- A8 q- U2 eyou pay me only $5. . }! F2 Z3 _. _2 f+ ?) E
. h- I) S6 [, f2 U You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I+ f/ K+ l; s" x' y0 J6 M
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's5 c" @5 b4 \$ a9 n) ^" [
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 0 Q* K8 N5 @$ `+ P( Z. ]! M
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
# W) V. X' G0 E# Epocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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! R+ [, Z" o8 l$ rNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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5 e4 [! R- J9 Z8 a& e5 WHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
m- o' P% g+ u: lthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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9 X) G& W1 F( X# [" zThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all* D, {4 a% \) [/ G
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all, ~" T* y5 ^5 Q
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
& `& e1 ^; P# I" m# Eof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
$ r0 `6 _+ z9 Y" Chands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right9 n0 l% i: f1 Q
back to sleep.
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. y& q6 j Y T; n$ M0 y7 c6 s yThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He0 R! G! W4 \- m+ h* o
wakes the newfie up and asks, - v: t& F1 j- g9 f3 x/ k0 n
- D2 y3 W& e) W& i1 k2 y8 {; n'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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