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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a. T* ~$ H% N* B2 ?3 `0 X! Y
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
" I7 x' P* v7 g( _# vthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
$ e' N9 P+ a q& J. I! J2 ]+ nthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
7 H; z1 U) B* V( d he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The9 i6 T2 X+ ]" e+ F( f% V; M
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I ^2 o5 q- l2 b) @9 b
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,8 z4 B2 x3 D7 }% G* O+ W9 K# P# o' {
you pay me only $5. 4 S, ?+ O- s, I' F
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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 keep& \* M2 i3 Z% v# Z# Z
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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! n) L- P. E: m* E0 y0 SThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
& h" j* S6 ?- t. gthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' + \) ?3 ?5 ~1 I8 G1 Z) E4 H+ R! h
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
4 W$ k! H! ^- E6 H# a: I9 Kpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the5 \/ u" C3 d( u, q2 M
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; X0 u8 ~! }. S; b; ?) L
three legs, and comes down with four?' ; j2 `$ f; _0 t9 h' O, a
' t( w2 D+ T1 ~$ D# X3 w$ o! t9 P1 @The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
6 y% R+ g" F4 M) Ureferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
; ?* w% f. c: ?& x3 h2 R# H4 L5 othe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
; e0 a4 v1 r [of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
0 g5 j3 U. t1 m2 bhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
+ A4 t8 g1 H: l# K3 v- C) }back to sleep.
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( F5 g5 O3 S4 ]/ wThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
6 A1 ?, m# Y" Gwakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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