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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a* v# d+ }7 S8 J& ~5 v
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb) Y2 K5 U& R! n/ V* U! z6 {3 V
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
# U. k5 g5 a. P y0 m* Ithe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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7 b7 K: q1 t) J! d& L The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
; n8 ?& a7 Q, |4 D0 J he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
5 m. v1 M% M. G8 r( P/ Y9 e lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I, Z7 _! W0 {( g+ e5 V, f$ J; s( t
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
6 U- B, |+ c. L Oyou pay me only $5. % z o+ z- w6 }* {
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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+ g7 f1 g0 i6 {$ ]% P This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
7 f1 s; {* `/ L& sthe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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1 x" G3 Z. t; q& ~' ]The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's' `% I8 N4 V/ T% H5 q5 ]
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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( i' `6 x5 d9 Z. l$ _2 FThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his1 g4 l2 Z! z B1 O1 c4 B+ _( T
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the" N8 t$ H N$ C; `4 b( S2 P- ^
lawyer. 1 |, M7 E; R7 W- l$ z8 Z- t
. [9 I# h. p5 B& X9 `' @1 _Now, it's the newfie's turn.) O% J2 I1 W9 P1 u |! \
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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
# \$ `; H" E7 h, T6 T2 jreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
/ V) L! \: F0 {$ D/ kthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour+ a6 L h/ P+ n. |# @1 j5 s
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
3 v2 p5 z: i* F. U% M" e5 Ihands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
! s" z' i; n( w5 ?& P- cback to sleep. c( U( W! Y, T! V1 @
- Z$ ^+ X" u0 R3 p r/ PThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He) K3 I& ^; u$ y4 d8 F, `, N
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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. ^% N3 o3 }9 o2 v8 k) ^* ~( o'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
' M q0 s0 j) X* V8 ocomes down with four?'
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6 y* O$ d. B& BThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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