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A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a" B" v+ ? ]. E, J
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb! Y, s( B* V( F+ i/ e$ O I0 r0 ~
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if# v1 e% \, ?+ s1 T. `
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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3 V! U- z# I7 `6 ]5 o% m/ { The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
. {9 k4 A8 q9 \7 x he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The$ G8 E8 k2 J. y8 u7 u9 r( S
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I8 [. K7 d8 I- M5 m2 f
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
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6 q! D5 V! V9 ~ You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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3 m/ g5 W) d! W3 x( \3 q$ k This catches the newfie's attention and to keep/ e; p& s! R. o$ c# h
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's2 |4 d; ~( _! Q% a8 \8 h; j
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
5 k: _( W/ E5 W* q" l/ Zpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the; I+ W) `7 [0 @; X
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
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the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
% P! S& L7 h+ }+ q4 T- Tof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and2 Y( Q' @2 C; v: c, U( W# a
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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6 y- i( j! q3 N& EThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He7 H' k5 n+ r# S0 S' P$ A* x
wakes the newfie up and asks, 6 P3 ?* u2 b8 X( H4 w, U _3 V
; q# w- w1 l$ G/ m) G" \'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $50 f6 N% m( t/ b( i; A8 Q4 i
and goes back to sleep.4 q) F/ N H8 a6 ]' c3 L
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