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A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
: u2 N; W" G1 _) m' C# L& o% ]long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
A6 |8 H# ~4 Y( B% ^; h6 Othat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
$ J: d1 f! K6 o6 J, ]the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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' V! e" j" I; C$ i/ `3 c, r$ A The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so, Q% J' y2 X" d. b1 F4 F& q* ^
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The) f/ L. j% A8 d) b- H1 g" A6 I
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
/ F; c; M, A9 t6 b) x6 e7 lask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
- ^ P7 o% i# ~1 ?* Iyou pay me only $5. : m. G. z. j! y1 ^. M7 T; [% L0 E
/ F0 z$ H8 M' S! L You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
7 E5 r2 E w, G) {) R& k will pay you $500. & O3 o+ i9 Q* V# H- S) K+ c+ K
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep! j7 w0 A5 C$ i0 M
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's% o: }! F* p' ]/ L! M
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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% z" G! K7 q) xThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
% x. X9 h7 F- p" v6 q2 F* }, S2 h7 vpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
6 f6 h+ |* I$ E. f$ Klawyer.
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0 p! j* M# v0 w. P% MNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
) z" J$ I6 K* l1 j4 Y* h# }three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all( A) @7 X i& N% u! Z5 S! t7 r9 s
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all# x, T6 y7 a0 m6 R
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
- |( {! a# H# ~2 s$ Kof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
( `8 f$ v$ \* L+ X5 Phands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right8 A+ w8 ~5 _6 H% M3 S" n% t1 l
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
( D3 d' C9 L; \# a1 v8 Qwakes the newfie up and asks,
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% s/ ?# l1 ~4 h% ^'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" V: v& i+ Q) _& v
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