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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a# T. ~' c! | J" u6 n, a# z# m
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb8 j# `6 J* U _7 [6 Q8 o
that 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
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3 Z! R$ |: R3 X3 W, ]) C+ J lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
9 n4 {0 |% y6 v' F, ?+ ?6 E" b- Lask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
5 V; H1 s: O. G/ v* j, O; V9 H, f; I1 Uyou pay me only $5. ' `7 B: [. ^* F
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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$ v5 H+ I L& s! ^3 C This catches the newfie's attention and to keep% h! \, {4 [+ N# m* B2 D; Q6 E
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. : P9 A, [+ `4 P: ^
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
" Y& F, D& Y/ J" G, }* A, y! Athe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' . ]$ x$ b9 ^8 m* E
. {( }0 n% Z, h( R |/ d( d, XThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
# ?, j& W5 O- q7 Z: tpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the" ^# e3 V0 @# q. j+ b
lawyer. $ N1 A7 [" n) |/ \, U
: E- x9 b) G# E4 w% v% }! bNow, it's the newfie's turn., r4 B3 X7 g- x5 k) a
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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; a, E. g5 c" g; F0 A" X4 ^
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all- j x" N5 V" {/ m2 }! I
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
3 H. d) n4 }! W0 E$ Wof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
: N1 e# g# A# y6 D6 c. fhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right8 @" `) g' Z4 j% V5 |5 R: S& W
back to sleep. ; Y& t" z% R5 [$ o! z+ V4 m
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
# C( E! S5 P- n, k$ ~/ ]wakes the newfie up and asks,
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; m, {. P) ^2 V h) O'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and9 p, N! u" K% U0 q% U ^ q
comes down with four?'
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; n/ H' \* X% l/ Y+ _ H- pThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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