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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a- u2 _4 r" y/ {$ z1 x* y+ c. O, {
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb% `! t- {2 B3 W E, Y+ p
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if/ F5 w3 k3 M6 g3 X* O4 b
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
# m3 `+ A. q v9 u2 F f he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
9 B! Y7 d& z9 m8 x3 a lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
0 X' |1 H( n' z: dask 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, I6 c& X9 N9 A3 x2 ^2 |. G1 J+ s
will pay you $500.
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9 f" I8 @$ p/ N2 C# b I [ This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
3 I5 X7 K/ U0 l9 @3 Ethe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
# \" b9 Q2 O, \the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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8 n; U6 N. W5 C0 IThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
! T( ~. C! K" {; x7 Xpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the& a# s+ c( G+ ?* h1 y
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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% q- w7 z F7 ] z& {2 @He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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4 B( B/ S- U+ TThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all# u3 t* i2 [/ w- S
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
3 r* |$ n' Z+ L6 |* K" x0 H2 hthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
3 f% _8 r# X7 bof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
) q8 T/ X$ P! B* qhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
/ Q6 u* s; S) F1 z8 m3 W# Tback to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He- q% I3 i6 X+ V# |" i0 ~
wakes 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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