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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
$ U& S( N1 L. a6 c: V" Jlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
0 G. z/ a- g2 {. R0 s* ]) K( w' fthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if6 x; r$ b) q9 T4 a* t. D
the newfie would like to play a fun game. 8 D# `( g X/ \' [) P) A V4 N) s
0 T0 a4 @' ]5 ]; n8 G The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
8 Y! D% C0 C- D7 h2 R( g" P he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The5 r8 \" E. D x) a) j; @( E
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I$ B6 G7 ~+ O ?3 A- L0 d
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
, P7 k( {2 m5 G$ g; q. W; Cyou pay me only $5. ) j Z1 x W9 d% \. \
. E P9 R9 l/ R; U: Y: F You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I* g/ S) f, I: O/ ]" N
will pay you $500. ' q% e& X- n! f I6 t9 {: d
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the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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1 o. V6 }7 O# Q7 s6 n. f9 eThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's! N/ y3 b, C( b; ~& r Z
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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; R: ]5 d2 I3 ]# ~6 K( dThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
* r# y# E0 i' A: r r) l* n/ kpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the3 x, R( V- f1 Y' A; e
lawyer. - }& H) J# g" y0 n, z
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all: t; a0 r/ X5 _% u8 V' H" S
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all* K/ q# y$ R. \" H2 B* J( s1 P
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour2 y9 L; T: p4 ~. ~8 ~
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and+ @7 Y) j+ r5 |
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right5 j: d9 i1 t- C% }1 L. D2 l/ ^- D
back to sleep. & o9 D- K+ P/ \" _
6 h( Z2 z8 \$ ?' r" T( jThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
* E. b. g& c7 f* w7 p, @wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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& n" b( S7 P1 t, `! a P' \) p) pThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $53 B* a, x5 }2 V
and goes back to sleep.6 s. W1 ~! x) o' V2 v* L
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