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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a. @/ s5 m3 j _6 c
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb I t+ K3 ~' ]% i. P9 K. b1 A) V
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
K: |1 c7 F% P4 ~+ y he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
9 B7 s5 z5 m- O8 C. o/ |& y: f9 e1 S lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
2 Y: H" W/ C. gask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
, B. _1 R& \. Qyou pay me only $5. 9 V: \& w+ F4 B( c" B$ l0 t* k
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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 keep7 j6 N5 d. _% e5 z) G2 J$ [
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. " u4 W$ _/ r5 v! A
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's0 B% Q- C6 c5 A5 c7 P# _
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his2 E6 ~' A& o u4 r4 I1 n' p$ X- Q
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the) n' W2 T. L1 ^, p v& c
lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.0 s- x5 b' y0 @/ b( M" P
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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
! K" F4 j9 S. A7 m/ Qreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
( h7 w0 P+ W2 i; othe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
7 Z. O/ M2 [, }! g! aof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
0 h5 }4 }( N) E7 N1 C$ i% vhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right/ y; P6 A j) f( N. u2 I# h
back to sleep.
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2 s' [9 Z Z+ R, S+ @& p3 B PThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He& C* r, ~' r" t
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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: W9 B- i, S. X, s [. @The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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