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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
: H( B# {" D" {9 \# p/ Klong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
9 i3 B5 h- b% I" @- |5 d1 ~5 gthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
' l5 b$ |+ @* |; s" p$ k* Ethe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I$ {, {: O" g* w. F; F
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,! f' q) m, h. c. I$ p' J1 q! c& K
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep+ @( A2 K5 n% y6 W
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ! {+ ^0 G Z6 E9 \. K# _
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's [& ~8 [7 Z6 o5 r+ N3 n
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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& D& g% v* q/ T# M3 N& F( T3 d {# B6 @The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
7 G- p$ O/ ^8 J, s& U. Jpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the* u( y" O0 b* d8 Y
lawyer. , e& K1 C0 [" B" w3 n l* C0 W
& ]! \0 Q4 H D4 F3 yNow, it's the newfie's turn., N+ J2 U' A0 p6 A7 v' B7 i# f
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
+ J3 l% x* j" hthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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3 _8 T& p5 `; L0 ]# L! n5 HThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all7 C6 {+ L+ \- W
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
E+ Y% x" [8 s# Z0 [$ v, O6 Tthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour$ I. W6 h3 v: P1 T }
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and& B; d+ G7 Y2 G5 f2 W3 e
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
. i7 [7 v! u* K/ f& b; k/ Jback to sleep.
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' p3 P: y9 i3 D% M. L- Q5 R: GThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
- }6 B% p/ k) L1 V+ Rwakes the newfie up and asks, ( y! x8 ~9 ^0 ~# h
+ ^& `' n' ]8 ^3 E8 B'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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1 F* G0 ^+ X( m2 s2 ?1 lThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
S$ i1 S( c" n, C5 Y. E$ Qand goes back to sleep.
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