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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
5 Q: x U# V! {- Llong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
2 M3 W: s) E7 \7 Uthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
: K2 p @; E5 A4 A, R+ S1 Ithe newfie would like to play a fun game. 5 @5 B( ?/ Q+ R! S$ T! ]0 w- d* C
4 x0 n( V1 H+ e8 x+ e) `# P7 | The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so, |0 S0 P' n( z- s5 x
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
' v! I, h+ l' `2 c V- g lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
, L$ K, S# r7 N$ _1 r! D* I- S- Gask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
, } ^9 \% W9 W0 r4 G9 Y4 ^4 Gyou pay me only $5. 2 O) `3 [) g# @* ?- O( J
2 B1 W/ }% y- U7 y You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I$ }/ J0 L; E1 f; `! a1 C
will pay you $500. : P$ @: D- A; k' P3 s
( ]8 q" n% l% z This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's5 a& H4 y" A& I5 q2 g
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
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lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.7 ?6 T7 w( B( N, f9 n
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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; b$ L! V! ~6 l: LThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all: r2 |" x; U8 \! _- {8 Z$ ^6 w Y# e+ L
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all# s' K) o1 g+ z, U X4 V( b* O
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
# h r& \# _1 K% B5 y- ?of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and2 F! N% I' `$ ~5 {1 z
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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2 v0 `+ \ Q/ s7 XThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
$ z5 {: z* k3 k+ ywakes the newfie up and asks, 7 U) C$ @, ?3 x
7 L4 U) o8 f# g' V6 a& s% V+ L'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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, j1 Z7 \: C- c+ `6 U" D3 m- P# e4 ]The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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