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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
$ o& |2 y9 V0 [# {! flong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
! J6 E$ A6 H5 z ]4 X6 e/ nthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
9 h! P) @, g" t0 [5 I6 x( ithe newfie would like to play a fun game. 7 N; r" K" f8 N* _5 x7 I `4 I
$ A9 O- Q$ R+ r- f0 y3 A3 x+ I0 w 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
) D1 M9 L9 B/ P2 C o6 C) xask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
" b( m" }8 h$ _- Lyou pay me only $5. 4 I# j/ W' K8 |8 Y/ Z) I2 x
% u- S) F d/ r- {9 q You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
$ a% e% n$ @5 r! A$ T will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep7 w$ J T$ b* [ ]$ H% B, H
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's" k4 X' [" z4 G/ D* N
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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3 q# G t/ w9 }3 A8 M( o- JThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
" V- C) z( o. W* \7 ipocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the+ e2 d& b( x! t1 U) Q( Y0 y
lawyer. ) f7 g: X6 H. T( r6 ]$ w
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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 all: T4 c! o6 W) G2 c4 @* j7 T
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all" N) W$ w1 d& g2 T
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour/ X0 l T! Y/ U0 z' j6 O. H
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
5 }+ Y, D1 z' d/ I6 j0 hhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
. N# M. U( Q& j& pback to sleep. & s( P$ t5 Y& W( j' e
" [9 a6 N* |( D) f U1 {! SThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He7 r' }( w: e4 B; q# P. j9 h0 r0 \9 R
wakes the newfie up and asks, : G$ \$ U+ P) g) s+ {
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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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