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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a% f$ F- [/ J/ b2 Y R
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
9 X0 x N- k6 I+ Ythat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so& ~- m/ Z6 X6 p7 l9 V
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
! z7 l {4 o) I lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I9 g7 ~9 u# Y: O
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
7 ~1 D# p. F. |7 Qyou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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8 @* X& e. g" [/ P |% r This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
# \; A- C: d* [the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
7 A: G3 t. ]8 z( U+ t! M- |the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
; Y1 A/ `) N& [1 cpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the5 Q/ h- J! N+ M- B
lawyer.
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1 u. Z: a9 D n+ w* SNow, it's the newfie's turn.# t% l7 @0 U S9 i7 u+ ]
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with5 O0 ~6 b2 ^: G5 F4 F
three legs, and comes down with four?' 0 v9 {9 @+ B4 w$ L# S7 q
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all6 C% p. p5 X3 u
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all) b: \! A1 S1 X, K& m) F) l4 ?- z
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
K2 h( o2 X. ?/ b7 dof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
' l. Q: y! K4 y" I+ Fhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
C1 ?$ `, h6 `6 e @back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He; H. h/ M ]; K: h r1 N2 \
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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7 e0 D' F( L2 w'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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* B7 D2 `; n+ O/ s4 WThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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