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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a8 r9 V4 o4 ]2 D7 X' q: s/ S% p
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
0 c* ?5 x5 S3 B9 f" Ythat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if2 i% b& ~5 P% ?+ ?. ^! @4 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
7 T. B" I2 w! ^9 o1 z0 D he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The5 m9 r' C, ]' K- M! `
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
# k# O. Q% H+ E9 _) l1 U6 ?$ Rask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
0 m4 R* S. E% o* Pyou pay me only $5. ; e/ M, f1 R) @9 n
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
! y. v5 s4 @' H9 Dthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' & E w5 {* |4 g2 T1 \" H6 x# X6 ^
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his( r+ y# u" r" d! m* k( d
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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* l4 @) m# |( B: m2 u, oNow, it's the newfie's turn.+ D* [" C8 H% W! K# E& d7 n
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
! N# n( P* }/ C0 t; q9 fthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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9 x9 x. u* F5 p" rThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
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the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour3 i; p/ ?% q! j! s: [" U
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and! N$ I: Q5 P# d: n, X" b/ U% @7 V
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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3 O2 f k) t( eThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He8 X1 |& b$ G1 ~
wakes the newfie up and asks, 0 A* p. o) d# X7 b0 H
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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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