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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
. Y5 }6 o H, Q, D2 i. ?: Ulong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
2 U! _& b7 U6 F8 B9 F! }2 `1 xthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
' R+ w& d8 D2 cthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,/ ~( e! e" a5 i7 l% I; o. G
you pay me only $5.
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) }2 l% i# c: f. E You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's; ^" h- c* i2 O2 S Q7 m, p* B
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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4 ?( l2 w7 o- S% D+ f+ V: kThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his$ u9 g" H0 q( u; B0 T
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the4 o/ c0 E6 N+ S/ c" o
lawyer.
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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, [3 \* {2 k2 ~7 d, O
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all1 L7 {- h; ~& d$ z1 |
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
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of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and* C$ l* _: k0 Y0 p% E2 [6 r/ j
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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& Z0 O3 p1 |" j% cThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He" q5 _; v% B" B. j: o# T2 Q& {5 e
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and( G* u: o9 J: x% U1 |
comes down with four?' 8 M, `6 N' |' M; T
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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