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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a0 w- w; S$ b+ T4 _1 J: A4 M9 \( Z
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb( ` K S) w" _1 U! u- ~' h- V
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
) v6 Y! f/ D7 Q' T! ]the newfie would like to play a fun game. 3 n0 s8 U7 }9 n+ D* y2 m
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so/ k1 [# e k* A( z q8 o% l
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The0 v2 d: s8 P3 w0 ^3 J* _
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
3 r j; M7 ~' O. t0 ]% P8 Kask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,2 _2 Q1 A7 n# z& S( j
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I% v, A: A, ?: [: L
will pay you $500.
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9 I* ~& w" T6 S+ Y$ m9 u This catches the newfie's attention and to keep0 [: W" g. A9 g8 i W) n/ h
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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0 t1 ~2 u) G$ \! zThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's9 W) N$ Y: ~2 Z. K) q' A; r
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' # t$ A5 |/ T8 Z- ]! M9 `
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his% \ {6 W% \/ c9 v
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the/ [" V3 K! Q% \0 M4 B4 C
lawyer. 3 e1 w" x. _7 }% c5 K
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.0 p# b4 R S2 h5 o
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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* B7 U& p4 R! n+ k5 Areferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
0 d) I9 h7 m3 r9 @the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
! {& j- }7 e6 y8 M. c! s0 ^of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and; H& S- S+ d% S5 [$ `' |, N) h
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right! l+ E: \( p5 A4 p( M; F
back to sleep. , ^3 E: @% O5 B
! J$ H" O0 M1 f8 `' dThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He. P. p8 |1 o! G9 t+ d9 U/ p3 [
wakes the newfie up and asks, . A; z) c; \+ n1 W2 q2 K
9 _% y7 k8 k/ v' B9 b' l'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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