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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
$ T9 ^0 ~! I- r4 n Z3 b* Zlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
, C X: r I# q7 zthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if3 ]' M; Q- m9 W4 v# k* |- t8 I. Q
the newfie would like to play a fun game. ( d' {2 Z+ `3 i/ p
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so+ L! f; N3 k, z( y" r' [- ~. f' c0 ]
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The2 k ]. |* K! A* I8 i% r8 p: o
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I; J* @, }9 c7 C+ g* S# w* [
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,& k' x- Z, E7 d& u1 X; b
you pay me only $5.
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; X- W& M9 b( P2 k You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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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
, J# ~; [) |) g1 ?4 H; Dthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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# j, f1 x6 }1 M6 s! y: V0 R, HThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his- Z" Q3 ^3 A' [
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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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
7 A& G, I' n2 z' y5 u# j& p% H4 e/ Z sreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all6 ~5 k# u7 _, t+ [9 U
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
0 ]8 e# L0 T1 J0 M: V2 `* W @of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
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back to sleep. 0 `: t* n, Z; b: e, j; G* {' x# o
( n8 m) a3 z! c4 RThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He0 i* ]( l! u# Y& t
wakes the newfie up and asks, + | r9 W6 t0 X! s
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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8 U; U3 S. a; ^- L* Z+ BThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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