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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
|* u1 }% f( s6 W4 g) Nlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
+ T+ t1 t' q: b( v5 lthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
" A+ h* F1 p8 ^6 C& R; Q: O' bthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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/ c8 `0 l0 m/ R: g0 M/ E' D The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
" r x$ e# ~9 b+ G5 a he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
: _# C: f) {1 [, q' G6 C; Y lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I2 e+ x/ w4 B- o
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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?. x0 R; T2 D, P This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
$ N8 r4 i3 v+ ?, e& \the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ) k( y' M2 X$ i6 O$ A
- n9 c! M' P0 @ h& c' X! |The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's- N! {" P) b- D$ ~
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his: C# X- ~4 D! k
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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# \8 j# p g9 t; o4 l8 WNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with* Y# o( `) ?' k y! T+ M
three legs, and comes down with four?' $ V6 h ]4 ]; s |' N/ b
9 \' U/ N. V$ jThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all# u$ ~7 d" z: h4 S7 e/ \& A
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
- _5 v$ t) {+ L6 f$ l- wthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
/ Y d8 K1 }, @% q; q- Mof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and; j8 S8 ~& }1 b8 g/ D! ~5 G
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He# e% }. C6 Y1 q' X T/ \( ~
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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" L8 d L6 S6 J( _7 ]'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and m2 y% j4 {/ u( R
comes down with four?' 4 ~; }) k) ~' y( v. k* i
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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