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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a5 V7 _4 f- H& X4 |1 n- v# F# j
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
) h3 f5 s/ h0 p: ` bthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if8 Y1 s6 o. @* z
the newfie would like to play a fun game. ; [* H- Y! D$ V6 x# w- l
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so2 A- Z; b5 [5 }
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
; y6 O, n! J9 U: Z4 c3 a lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I: M" l+ C7 _0 u0 u& X2 r! A
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
8 c# x/ D1 M2 u& n' N, A! kyou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep7 }5 T/ H5 r1 m& {4 U
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. - m3 J/ k+ x( G& H7 `
" P) c1 e6 x5 D+ b" `6 o+ eThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's' q. [% _2 [1 ]# f! `
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 5 f9 B( f$ d: h2 O$ b) {( \
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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9 a( L- n, V1 b( oHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with& O% j) m1 Y$ v$ r. s
three legs, and comes down with four?' + Q- }$ x9 v& ~" A& o, R
6 }. }6 ?1 S9 uThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
( a& h: N3 h- }$ lreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
. P4 _1 ] K1 S1 M M: tthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
" f" Q, O/ F( J4 H$ hof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
; N, N7 d9 ]$ v# G5 a2 Rhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
' ?1 v2 X2 i1 ]+ Z1 x# Mback to sleep.
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' V1 Y! c A K& k( J' p( CThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He' @" L. ~. J0 ?- l& X
wakes the newfie up and asks, $ j3 A+ U$ d% Q! U5 Y: d
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'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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