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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a/ e& M3 ^4 S- F# @& d7 D5 g0 g7 _
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
" N+ D1 O8 K, ~' t. Ethat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
+ l3 y/ V% G/ U' J: |7 D. Uthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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5 F! w/ d. C% R& Y# K" R The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so9 I1 {, ^( Y D1 U7 X5 t" j% @
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
0 E4 l+ u, k: C9 P9 q lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
' j" y) h( F8 g* r3 N4 Mask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,0 c" W# |" Z' X6 H+ q1 H
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep1 g: o7 T( n2 G& `
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. * c4 ] w7 W) I: d
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's* x9 t, l4 V; l! R
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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' ]/ Y @, D2 _! ~The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his/ L( n% e: q$ @; q* C
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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4 \6 Z8 \% k, ]$ @$ y3 I/ WNow, it's the newfie's turn.0 Y; E$ z9 p( H/ |- Z# x
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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+ |" I: {, w* p- S0 x! nThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
. d9 u/ M! D3 ~% {references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all) j7 H2 W2 s: \) x1 a2 D$ k! @9 [
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour* N+ R. i) f$ p9 h; B; T
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and# G& Y( p3 {: \' n2 M
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right8 n/ R, l5 }% d, d" {) L
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He* M7 ?6 w) \6 s1 m8 l
wakes the newfie up and asks, 7 L m% E5 a: T; S# I) Y% ?
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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! A7 U5 {6 u$ ~The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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