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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a7 X" m; M2 t$ B. n
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb+ I! o# k: m! M! D! R4 V
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if0 e6 w% p. R, Y$ q. i
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
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lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
/ e. X6 S \; ~4 M0 Xask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
& v; g" V9 W. h6 Y: pyou pay me only $5.
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5 L5 S0 N$ X3 _9 C You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
5 r) l; Z4 p$ j1 ^7 Y will pay you $500. 3 w! b* S, ~: g# s3 G
# d; X- Q- X; S) c This catches the newfie's attention and to keep+ l" e# R* m. X# t3 H
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 3 ?7 P) {0 F1 E& O
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
3 T! J' y# R3 z) z! p3 rthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his( p3 N# ~1 \. U
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the( |. g/ n: L3 Q. q+ ^
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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! b# E8 v. i1 o2 r9 }. t% ?; {' OHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
$ q3 W. u4 c2 T; w$ e3 Q4 C# R# hthree legs, and comes down with four?' 9 S! [3 ~5 ^9 L/ r* m- B, A
2 s+ P$ d5 V% h2 J! _' r& l' HThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all Z! U' r' k# f' D" R4 Z
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all7 Y3 D, y: [# k% O& K$ _
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour8 R' K* b6 O) v: X5 s$ H
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and+ D* a) {' o3 |$ q
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
! R7 d2 s/ D' r5 E& w& ~3 dback to sleep.
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$ l' n2 u$ C! K! { Z: i7 v: @& ]The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He6 {2 O3 L* Q9 T. Z( \% U6 d
wakes the newfie up and asks, + N) A2 |/ n2 e+ G" x
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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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