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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a) E7 M7 B1 f A6 b0 S3 q2 P" N0 q; p
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb+ N# X! W7 x" h; X* W
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if) j& B. Q# w/ L! w5 K
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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0 \/ U: B& G" U The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
( \& X+ J- r) b, c1 t) i: F he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
4 W+ }/ H9 I8 ?) v lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
^( \$ M8 m k' dask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
, X3 O' M# ]. Q& Syou pay me only $5. . N& z+ k0 W- v7 w. I* n _
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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" _2 E/ }" A/ `$ Z5 D This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
' T/ c8 b$ w9 y, N7 O( othe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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1 S# @3 u4 o0 I0 e- j6 X8 JThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
- P/ b6 Y2 ]. U9 X9 M0 Uthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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6 H2 x$ u- L9 g! R2 qThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his$ f. O ?1 v# H. p# ^/ [$ \% h* N
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
q; S7 K4 J2 xlawyer.
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0 ^- L% m4 F7 ?7 K+ S( mNow, it's the newfie's turn.8 b2 k v: o! h% p2 a# b
5 G5 [# ^3 a( E: a. GHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
' s% a7 e: z2 }/ k1 gthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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; C8 g* n# ~( E6 \8 {$ O; b2 ~4 oThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all/ o' O0 [; Z f' R6 x6 g- a
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
6 n6 r5 T+ S+ K9 G3 q; U8 Uthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
- w; Z6 q% X& b7 F: gof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
, a* m* X: H7 m2 g# ~hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right0 t2 G1 l! J' Z- G& J4 v; `. M) f
back to sleep.
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" }- @4 o, }3 gThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
k: H) @0 \6 c; O" h* owakes the newfie up and asks, ' v- d6 X. _& F2 B8 O
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and8 n' F/ {& \5 y3 Q
comes down with four?' 0 K+ {0 j: G; {. n5 {, B( `
& u7 K% H: B; UThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5, [& z; v9 A& B3 g; g: s
and goes back to sleep.( s& y/ x* s) E' r
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