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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a! D K. Q f/ A0 m& T1 v+ a1 M+ G! P
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
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the newfie would like to play a fun game. ! h) L% n! c8 c7 z+ t5 s
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so. d3 o% E$ h: @/ Z1 t
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The: t7 {3 `8 n' X& K
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
( ]8 Y' g( U5 V* D% |7 Iask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,2 c* u( \" r0 `, q! `- G' G
you pay me only $5.
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$ {) i- X1 k# j 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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7 i; W, ?7 c4 [( kThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's/ e. \. x7 A* F9 h& i( A8 [1 i
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' " \0 D+ N7 M5 O. ?% R, A2 [
) z! ` G# m6 n; |The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
9 _ k5 E3 r7 Y, O! `5 Npocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.# _# A, p, L4 X5 H+ t ~
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with+ N. J8 o# l+ y5 v5 f
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all4 Y4 g$ A4 v9 j# _: }. u. N
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all1 L( L! {) n7 \% ?6 V) m
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
8 L5 H# l8 ~3 |; U4 o5 {of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
# J+ ~2 k! x+ k) p. Ghands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He5 K, G: B. a. ~
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and1 w/ d1 |3 n) f0 }1 [
comes down with four?' + E/ f& x7 T- h) {. X+ w
' e2 e) ]- H) h }! W0 m" NThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
, E' C. B2 n7 n; [8 Z- t4 Land goes back to sleep.3 @; t' c7 z, W3 p/ U( @- n$ } Y: x
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