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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
5 b; p2 Z7 T5 x0 n+ xlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb4 }0 s) @( Q9 j$ P1 |+ T
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
$ T6 Z; b0 M1 }( F. j' }the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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& O( M$ F/ q2 f3 q6 R% A 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" k9 w( O d8 Q! Y: o" ]6 Y$ J" s
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,7 }1 p5 U: |: X( k. p/ w9 W0 h
you pay me only $5. ' z3 ^$ v' y3 h! ]/ O! K
0 H+ {9 s6 c4 _ You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I2 [* k' `! f. `! e/ h0 g- B
will pay you $500. . R: K k" L3 k" T
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep- M& x! ^/ m" j% l9 |2 c
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 3 c1 q P* K9 @6 l
1 k9 R* _6 M1 MThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's% }: w6 J( R: l7 B* G
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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) {3 o" }9 M6 zThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
% ^$ x9 z" ^8 H4 e4 F hpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
6 G/ U v) T" }( c! }lawyer. - B8 i1 m$ }3 j: G0 I. j
2 j- ] f, `0 e9 ~1 e% [. DNow, 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 all9 t5 [, @! ]0 P+ w
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
; e' U3 S, g3 N: p* x# uthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
3 r7 j s) n w/ _ h. @- Y/ hof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
! {0 {/ M8 }5 E" `0 G' I9 zhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right" H1 L5 f4 f G" z
back to sleep. 4 \/ }; V$ m1 X( c9 a
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He% {6 Z8 l5 Y: T: S
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and$ A5 M$ ?+ j# [& U" O$ {
comes down with four?'
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2 }( i: N+ M1 x! u9 r$ B3 G+ ?7 fThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5* L3 o0 g3 x- ?, C' H6 e
and goes back to sleep.
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