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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a# o3 L! ^8 v( U( k
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb' H) j4 c5 Z( j$ g- z. K
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if; b+ ?# R* Y$ r# [5 o
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so) C' p" f0 E7 Z, @4 j" J
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The' s% F4 f; z% ?& t8 r
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
2 D6 k9 I8 S- Mask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
; e' r% f4 k5 L kyou pay me only $5.
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0 h% w; o# @$ y8 Z: b+ O You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
5 D9 A4 B* Q4 ?7 e/ H" s6 o will pay you $500. / F" b" g+ y' J8 Y, p
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's" U! ?9 O$ ^9 D4 x4 |" W' A" O' ^
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his a, X2 W _; A# C: N! D
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the+ `/ L6 }% a/ w5 J1 `! {6 V
lawyer.
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! \7 ]# O' H+ `( l. jNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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5 u, i w7 n( }0 ?He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with$ j, L' e/ ~; ?& W! p& m9 h
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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! {/ f5 P; g ]6 x/ H* R5 | kThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all4 \/ d2 e/ q) X& A. j% N9 H( ]* p5 `
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
4 [6 C! Q( [, G- M, Tthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour1 P- |! ^* I4 m4 P; ~0 s
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and6 p( J m" J/ w9 Q
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
" n2 ^6 ]6 E* E8 e& gback to sleep. " Y6 g8 A" q/ i# c6 m* U6 W
/ K# v2 M' i) M2 J0 lThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
# ?& z) [1 d- z9 P5 qwakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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/ O# w: O" j& r6 {. N) H3 cThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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