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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
* ]5 d& v" i9 [, A# C' o+ I, \9 xlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
. b. c. C2 K3 lthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
0 h$ X8 y9 }7 P+ Pthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
% W# u/ F$ a7 h) ]; e he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
( G6 K2 Z6 g! t lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
; \& Y! E% m3 ?) L' ^ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
+ R! t$ ^) l }/ w6 U2 B$ Gyou pay me only $5. - k6 J" B1 T) r. d' Q
' N% @, l; }, ?! u; @ c You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
: ]7 |5 p: s# d3 n7 h: a0 v 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's" E0 N. b2 |8 P, B
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' $ e* |5 s. w! h6 J! k
6 A O) B' r" V! DThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his+ [+ T7 H& ^" H* l, v
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
4 ]8 d6 A: n/ T/ P; q0 z2 Ilawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.) m. l0 J- @9 J+ F: n" j
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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, ^- o: [6 w1 }0 H9 o
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
9 b" \4 {) b# B B( p. t( B" Nthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
1 _% ^) m- j7 iof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
5 f1 p7 r+ ]/ y! x ?: Mhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right& m' R; N% ]: C" a
back to sleep. 2 k/ z! x V8 \0 ^1 r1 B6 }
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
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2 a1 q0 J: w" W6 F; i6 r; _'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and( n# J0 z7 j+ ]8 H4 h. a8 w% ^
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5+ q/ O( Y: Y6 k, V8 T( k) y
and goes back to sleep.8 f, ^' B0 b( l0 E$ C% s) \
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