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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a3 n5 O* G( y* ~ _
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
7 U8 @9 L6 O4 }% F' A! vthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if' D3 y$ n0 E6 f' [+ S
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
5 b/ |( C/ b ]/ c' ] he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
R* [ E5 ~; D Q lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I" b) ] f+ T9 b0 G$ ^3 J8 i5 l
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,3 z+ T) f- q l& t4 r
you pay me only $5. % T0 y5 k5 H) S% z$ |
: ?' _6 A5 C7 Z 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 keep4 e5 u- B1 i; K: B9 N- U- u1 Z- E
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 9 N7 @( M$ b' ^' d4 q
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's+ c- U! f8 a& x0 M7 V
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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* x/ V5 k* s; V: e- CThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his+ Y. _' w) [/ b# v" ]$ G( i0 Z/ m
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the6 Y: [+ E) e) T# y8 I4 J4 K1 p
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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/ T7 g3 C' L. N7 k) V5 C; m" t, |4 F' NHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
* x$ |; ^- \& X. Z; x. kthree legs, and comes down with four?' 2 `1 E5 f) u/ B0 H7 v
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all' Q9 j5 }7 P, \4 \" b6 N4 h
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all0 V7 |; E: ^0 e A
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
# S% p+ @" R, |0 k8 t* u2 fof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and |* A3 K- M8 I! h" F7 ^
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
% Z3 d+ a8 e7 h2 c& B, Cback to sleep. 2 V% \ V! g9 l5 G1 A, i+ R, t
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He( `* P+ c: S3 z, J* _8 g
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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, w" o' \3 X* [! D6 }$ H' j) \The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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