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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
- a- C5 C+ X" g- B7 K2 t. q6 k* ^) v- h. olong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
+ r Z+ h, B% @& j- R5 N5 sthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
, M" B0 i% I$ V- z/ Kthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so+ x! i# a, S3 f$ p6 B. h( H
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The4 n% @; r6 x/ O6 A
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I5 c9 Z! J8 v1 \( k3 a+ k" X* ]
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,8 ~; K% I& {9 B* Q" v# T
you pay me only $5. / w" M. {% |& A, @4 z
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I8 d1 H% U$ R% w5 r0 ]3 B' Y
will pay you $500. 5 g! C6 A7 J/ u' Z
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep) K% ^; g% J+ `0 J
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
; ~2 k1 A ~: @7 t7 d' ^ k! Vthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his8 D) Z6 @( n! }7 a, M4 h; J
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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6 y- W R. Q; W" k$ MNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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( P# p% V4 A# E0 j; y' [7 D0 R3 SThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
9 S5 o0 z0 h7 u) G- P# W7 ^; O( mreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
f' g2 A$ \1 W+ ~# Hthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
( f+ E, M$ E* v# J& sof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
: ]% ~ e' M F+ vhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right- y' Q+ X2 A( n5 i1 ~/ K% I
back to sleep.
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& R O! C' X+ {The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and) P, j0 r _2 w
comes down with four?' 4 {* m K# D* m! ]& f6 A# \. l, f
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $59 ~! B; `8 C5 i! D9 o
and goes back to sleep.0 q; C7 k/ C! p* p
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