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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
" Q' Z, R6 |% e! f/ N* v7 ~, rlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
7 t* J: d0 ~& } Ythat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
& c! M' ^' }) y/ g8 Kthe newfie would like to play a fun game. # o, C. |/ r2 D. ?
' z7 L. G$ [ \ 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% S, }' z+ o1 J. ^- l. O
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,) X2 w0 e$ Q* [1 B) j3 _' u
you pay me only $5. 6 W2 c' ?% n, F2 h
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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
& H8 T4 W2 v0 ^; {: Gthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his% M' B0 }% `: L6 \ B+ b
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the4 d+ S# T# _: X( s, B" R4 X& E% O
lawyer. * y% o0 Y ?2 g7 s2 s5 i+ j3 q( i
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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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6 {- _& ~+ K7 {0 T& WThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all) k) w# N. q; k' d, L9 R/ T, ^
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all& P4 U* c1 T; ~, `0 F
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour, U7 {+ W( [; \6 @+ [3 B& y1 ~" ?' r
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and& c. [1 J R" R/ O
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right. O% k; d- h4 j# X7 J
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He, X, w' {; y! ]( O7 j
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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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5& L% p/ Z* U( z, h# c; K
and goes back to sleep.3 [0 q( a* {1 f+ s) v: k
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