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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
7 [& C! S7 j/ g& _6 ^) Y, W/ dlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
4 `* x1 Q q; D0 y0 @that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
, Z* w, \* O1 U& U: Mthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
* U1 F+ Q }5 [! E2 X he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
' x3 b Y, _! a& ` lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I6 z& a& g& D+ O0 Z. u' c$ A9 P6 }
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
( U9 X8 ^; J/ L. K4 f& s9 Y2 Q# `* Uyou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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. H- H+ \4 d0 r3 j This catches the newfie's attention and to keep6 o i, @6 S/ N6 U, G
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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p8 \ G$ L3 q) _$ z4 {The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's( b4 `9 R3 Y7 p6 d/ A( ~
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' / P' n/ M4 w$ _# ^+ m6 J
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his) F2 ^' @3 e4 M- e2 g6 E- i* a
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the) ^6 Z/ P/ F. y1 d
lawyer.
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a3 S. }( H1 W- u7 }Now, it's the newfie's turn.3 T' G4 r/ c; f8 c- Y1 e" ?
: o( [' f/ @$ h0 @( T* Y3 r7 C" mHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with! N" w7 S: r7 w6 E
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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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 C% O; U+ I9 d1 K8 c
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and2 d9 V0 ^% A$ o( T* c2 p
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right4 g% w0 C$ s9 v6 J/ O
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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+ E0 S. s& z+ l4 `2 f' `/ ~- k2 sThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5$ C+ Q" `5 z9 I' x5 q7 q
and goes back to sleep.( d: M5 j# n5 b0 P# l& Z- [
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