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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a9 {, [1 J4 Z1 l; c: ~1 P9 l O
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
4 I& v4 r- Z6 o0 Q' bthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if8 ^2 S" ]2 ~9 C
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
/ E: y# ^ ]- l0 M( o he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
% f4 F1 t" ]" l4 I lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I# `5 h6 Y7 g! r( R
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,5 r1 p& ?! `2 Z
you pay me only $5. 8 C# s: `2 \* ~: S: Y. Q
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I6 A0 a' s3 ~3 k. o, W8 I
will pay you $500. - s* C. Q2 q9 ^/ R
- e8 |0 g5 R" D! m7 v This catches the newfie's attention and to keep1 l E/ B# Y- P2 L2 J$ M [- m
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
& \4 ?. g3 P) _the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
, h" t3 C9 ~9 Wpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.& p% D2 [* ~4 M" l' k5 |
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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: V, j3 ]) i( b; u" J) d! W( aThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all# v# ^: `. O* Y& c, R2 ^$ y3 p1 N
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all( w( M0 {& q8 y2 x5 z, h0 v" W
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
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hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right! e+ z; K4 Y$ d/ _" r2 Y% U0 a: _
back to sleep. ! r1 s) @% ?4 Q* w9 x6 [( B
2 [7 {: L" N) k9 {, y2 X7 Y) E( xThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He7 A' x8 N$ C N' |2 o- ?
wakes the newfie up and asks, / P2 a9 b R# V& z6 q. R
0 ?" g6 \( f0 V% {! O* T; y'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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