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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
+ q1 f* t2 y+ h( \# \4 @3 Klong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
* w3 c7 R9 W& |% n& M6 nthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so' {; b% g5 i& M) T3 K( Y
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
! E' s5 j! V | N" n6 Q4 x a0 z lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
; r4 D# E- x3 X! eask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
) t$ p3 P2 V: w. W/ F) `- {you pay me only $5.
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" ]' M, |7 f4 J, `8 U You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I7 s4 n) W) [* d) Z6 q
will pay you $500.
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7 Y4 \0 H' u' M This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
G: ], N# O" |: N2 @3 j& X. \the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 7 A3 m6 c3 ~% ]! ~# h+ K! u0 j
" [! i+ V/ j$ N- r1 KThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's) q" Z# }- k- p/ m/ ]
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' : s8 |$ c a1 D
/ C0 v Y% ]0 v: B9 t4 tThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his( A7 U% @, m A' [- ~$ H
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.5 L9 t. K% ~9 [ C4 O# @
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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! n* ?4 Y' d' c
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
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back to sleep.
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/ N9 z" ^: ~: n1 |% j4 cThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
9 s* z) h( L* g5 J {7 y8 y; Nwakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and8 D4 F9 ~& A/ t1 X. k
comes down with four?' 8 G1 G+ v( V$ C( V
8 R. P' I0 C2 z& F$ rThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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