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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
# W; m9 u k7 P* s; c- }: W) Vlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
( F( ?7 m0 W" Gthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if( d& Z1 z% q& U9 S7 O
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 3 f9 v: f/ `' j+ A5 j% H" h# I
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
0 ]8 n p0 ~4 T6 ~) X he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
4 O# u$ M, d6 @8 Z8 \6 m lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I* M! y7 \7 p! F$ F. g) Q$ u
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
8 e X& D' l7 u5 I- E* Q' syou pay me only $5. ' {. m, s! K g
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I( N, `7 k( C! e9 {+ ^
will pay you $500. * |6 X! o t) o [, y4 H
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep3 A3 Y- ]1 V* l' R
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 7 h0 C& d( V# g2 J9 r) k/ f! | T
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
; _1 S* j$ w4 A" R8 R0 U; b2 uthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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6 [5 W) V- c4 W# v3 P8 Q+ IThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
7 R& D( y! Q2 n8 ~8 z& o8 npocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.& m) f; o; R: T1 S/ F) T) x- y, Q
5 v4 y2 S. l/ f2 oHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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- i2 n0 @- r& K- Z! KThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
/ D: J7 E1 t5 i8 Q! C H7 Dreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
: S! [0 s: i6 C! y/ x4 u+ t4 A" fthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
* ]6 P& ^; j8 s/ b. q9 W3 V% bof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
& \& r% M7 p/ Y& D! {& s+ v$ lhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right2 }; W4 m2 q" E- J7 m
back to sleep.
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: @6 i- h, M* q: _The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He9 _, h0 {, ` I3 S9 {3 p4 y
wakes the newfie up and asks, 0 u7 W1 V/ m Q
. i' }7 Q+ k0 t1 ^; `/ T2 h( c' f'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
- N4 B1 X, s: i1 Z+ @/ ncomes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $53 v. Q8 Q8 C: y
and goes back to sleep.5 W# v+ _ a: q; Z
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