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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
7 O) F/ H! B3 U) N8 qlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
- g! p0 t% n$ X( u5 n9 y1 i3 tthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
7 P5 J# l4 i4 c) [( Y0 d$ ythe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so1 B+ W) L8 F% u0 D& j4 {; v, H8 J
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The6 Y1 H0 r+ ^8 c" G! F/ t& N3 I
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I# J7 Y t: x6 |. j: }
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,+ v: {) j; Y( e b* Q) G
you pay me only $5. 6 P% L+ `, B0 ~0 ]) y1 D
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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7 X# }* [, L' J3 t5 M8 y4 L This catches the newfie's attention and to keep$ g2 o* Q1 V+ [5 ^* y; L: N# o
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's5 z( J( P/ B, a" e# t: j4 Z
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 3 K5 ~) x7 `3 w6 |; c
8 K! ]* x; s MThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his- R0 ^9 ^$ z$ {% W0 S* h7 m) e
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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& f! W ]$ u L4 jNow, it's the newfie's turn.7 T; i2 v. r" v
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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- I& ]) b+ O+ fThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all7 b# r, L0 A( k
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
- {% g/ J9 s4 v6 I- [* O9 E% `the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour- Q, W0 X K' n
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
* d& @1 X! K$ n8 r# |; y& nhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right9 e8 A7 P3 w1 f$ P' l
back to sleep.
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# b; Z7 z5 I# oThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
# r& f. R. [6 i) z1 @ Swakes the newfie up and asks,
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9 [! {2 T4 h, `'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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1 H! _! ?; l5 wThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $54 Y) { W/ g# ^0 C3 b7 @
and goes back to sleep.( n* |; k% m# C9 z+ A
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