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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a0 E/ b: D3 `: F5 s) l
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
3 h2 a' K5 W5 X1 _2 Sthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
- \% Q+ B- m3 K W& ^the newfie would like to play a fun game. : Y s0 H) _9 h9 H( g
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so) h/ ^1 _$ @1 K
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
( s. i3 T$ E) X& f lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
2 n' F3 H) @( E2 D( zask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
a, k r& f$ t0 D0 e$ ?* O/ Oyou pay me only $5. & L: Q2 B& N- l, x
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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1 C' B5 y8 z. b2 y+ G; AThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's. |9 q' Y0 @, q! ^ ~
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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! u% {6 K x( A3 P' OThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
6 b9 c# P" K6 [& @1 Epocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the" R1 `/ ]6 H7 L- c% e
lawyer.
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9 b; N. O. M. v2 q$ V: gNow, it's the newfie's turn.1 Z0 A% u* _% C
# h) ?+ @8 v* s, o b0 hHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with& [2 ~$ T+ }- M. ~" {1 B
three legs, and comes down with four?' 9 t% @+ y9 D% W# }- x2 k
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all7 @+ e m9 t' c" p5 y7 _. t8 c
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
! |- n$ ]" w: ]& L8 Fthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
( A9 d* @) S. U# q7 lof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
4 O( x2 o0 ?3 t! H% D1 _( F! N1 A" jhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
0 B1 R: G! j7 Fback to sleep. " k- G0 z' \ n' r) @' R# _: Q
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
+ i; x3 l- Y5 |. l- [3 Iwakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and( W+ S7 h' ^) F
comes down with four?' / M+ h! D5 ?- b4 U
, W8 K& ~" w" t& Z( E9 H$ q6 {5 xThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
( k' V0 O4 L$ ~6 Uand goes back to sleep.4 K- Z3 e' T3 l* [7 F. N' @5 N
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