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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
2 [; L9 {+ ?% b- W( Q- Q! R' Rlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
/ Q7 Z& @, b! E3 Nthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
) p- {& O% \( v" }" I% U0 g. Kthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so& I" k9 i8 [, V! l2 c' e3 a# D5 e3 s
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The9 ]2 x4 h) [& n# x, I( s& Y/ g$ t
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
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you pay me only $5. . i# |/ G1 H$ C% i$ N2 j
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I+ b# `5 s1 {1 n7 A9 F+ B
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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; f8 q- f, ]/ w" _% k5 a/ IThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's! M: Q. n7 y* |( b2 f; C
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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1 p5 V9 E- l. d Y( G+ ]The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
! B- R% b$ _4 }6 _9 f: }pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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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
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all2 [1 ^8 A$ C; T a' g$ H
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
9 r5 D; _, W- k- i* o8 d1 fthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour+ { h* V" @' y' E; C
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
6 M% I8 Y' p0 whands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right0 B, ^* `( ^( m" f( Q
back to sleep. 5 n& ^" c; a/ E1 Q
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
& W, y0 g; U- kwakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and" F1 _) y: T; i* @% n2 k
comes down with four?'
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; G, _7 O+ X, v4 j( h4 U& X* eThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $55 F' v/ W3 X1 e8 K# U( l
and goes back to sleep.
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