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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a U! H" D+ a! b+ A
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb- ^6 F1 w" L0 i' o- ~+ L6 U
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if& o+ k) I1 L4 r! E
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 2 x( x' u: A. a& x4 c
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
# Y. |; Z* [ @, k he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
( D5 G4 p0 w g1 ~. D9 x! ] lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
" @! A) O% x1 B0 w* i% ]/ L. oask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
$ [) q% M- E. D1 o9 A9 jyou pay me only $5.
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0 o7 K! o& r1 o4 ] You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
, \8 g' N$ Y( X; m will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep* J' h; D3 G& _5 r }$ z
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ' w! s! k3 q# U6 N
7 R) h1 Z% l# w) cThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's! A) f$ O( {" j/ i& |4 @
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
6 I( e; H" p2 E9 S1 Q1 Gpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the+ O' I( y5 Z0 y6 y9 Y8 J5 I
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.. C% D% P ^4 J: Y+ f$ C8 ?
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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- o1 z7 }+ X4 @" SThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
% P' Y2 ]1 u6 \* K& a: F3 greferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
' _/ c' s% E4 zthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
$ b" X, `5 ^0 w; E# [; A4 Nof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and+ l% ~0 h8 o( d4 Q
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right+ e9 O3 r5 z8 K% I2 t! K) e
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He& Z' r, j# f( ~ o/ E$ {
wakes the newfie up and asks, # L1 \1 j6 X2 `- s8 q8 u
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
! d# G7 l* M: ecomes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $55 s7 m8 P& F6 c. T" b5 O
and goes back to sleep.& Q I# B8 c8 Z, q/ j2 F$ F7 u
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