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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a' ?7 O7 E6 d, @; A- [
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb b+ n- a: o) S+ ^
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
2 u' v: R4 ` H Ythe newfie would like to play a fun game. * B, R; I* }; ^0 h# ]
# b3 ^: J; A' O! v+ r The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so0 o( ]2 l( z0 A- }
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
' S. y- c1 d: ]5 B5 C lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
* ^6 U8 f% \( R4 C9 B8 P# B( S- task you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
" O$ i* J2 I- `" ]you pay me only $5. ' g7 y, `$ d3 {- F8 [$ _ f
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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A R3 H: x" A' d This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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: `/ X9 U: Z2 ]7 b0 I# L8 [( R6 |The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
+ K& z9 i) e3 A+ o5 d- r0 S( sthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' : `$ L' ^/ y4 F+ j2 y. u R
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his9 Z9 o7 R( B) l- q% g, P
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the+ J; x, X' i$ m3 S1 t' j
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 with0 p& ^7 G; k. A' e
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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. D$ X4 x& U4 f" bThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
O6 ]9 {+ a$ Y- y/ _5 J) Ureferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
. D& `" M0 h' Bthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
& ~, { b$ Y9 w, n, V9 yof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
: ^7 s' {( S2 W5 ^! S$ \; [hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right+ ]& Y; b6 N8 u8 N: O0 }( D
back to sleep.
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5 O. r; g8 ]( WThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He# W. r4 `. h* g" ?6 v; n
wakes the newfie up and asks, . d3 e. ]2 F. T4 u8 r) D2 ]
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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 $52 m+ G% D" w: ~9 J2 z; g
and goes back to sleep.1 v3 X+ c! W7 {& c+ O
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