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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
6 x6 s, T. c3 S: Flong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
0 p& u: B5 M4 h$ J$ K6 \& Athat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if' J# ?. i1 N3 \- n1 s' B
the newfie would like to play a fun game. + t: o, G7 ~+ r3 _* l
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
1 c! C4 E5 X& s$ ^ he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
& d6 T0 Y$ {4 X! \ lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I8 }6 }& P2 W6 @3 y' b# m# z( O
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
: a4 y' ?2 K& x6 Pyou pay me only $5. 0 l; J9 L; L5 f4 J0 `
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I4 t& i+ ]4 {1 ^* u, A! ~* Q
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep ^* o& O0 H7 S J4 h" L' H
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 0 s4 N) a8 c2 C% s& U
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's0 G. Q' r x1 {* \6 i7 U+ H
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' / d G; t& K* e
2 E8 i: K8 d& U* G7 LThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
) B- {0 i0 v& I0 @pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the; N5 a+ h0 d& k9 f: p" x6 S( }7 \
lawyer. ) e5 j/ M, x; j/ [ d3 D6 \
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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# o7 J: C1 Z! \3 [5 dHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
% N* J$ _, }0 C6 w7 d* E7 Bthree legs, and comes down with four?' 9 S, G; z0 e& u3 }* |" R
, g" I2 h* g* O; A" s4 wThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all0 |7 }0 [* s, I P# L: y
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
0 k" B% }8 v. `% M: |the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour8 v! L2 t% [8 Y( c: T
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
$ K2 r* i& H, D- t; o+ S( s* dhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right2 Q0 V- P5 X, S9 x0 p/ T
back to sleep. " x% g+ r6 h9 n# z
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
3 ^4 W, L/ t6 y( w, [wakes the newfie up and asks,
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; s; n/ ]; b( ^" v'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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" j W# g/ y8 y4 N" a) M# `2 SThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
$ d) X- W5 o. B) Z4 E$ n+ fand goes back to sleep.) b/ F) K4 I9 J8 U6 A& @- {
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