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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
( w3 a8 }4 t, R: zlong flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
1 T/ A* v4 I- v) s; C ethat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
! ]) {( j9 f) ?# Ithe newfie would like to play a fun game. / t6 n- r W% \. e2 {: X. v
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so& y. U5 `; o Z Z) l5 W
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The6 g8 _8 ?; X& t* S, X
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I; ~8 a9 X" c/ A+ T, ]. J
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
2 U$ g* l. f3 X. [5 D1 ]you pay me only $5.
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" i' a. [2 G' \& ~9 V, ? You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I, k+ B! s% Q( O3 K3 H
will pay you $500. 1 v1 j. l1 u5 ^1 o/ z
8 Q: e0 D. x4 H3 D" e; V2 I This catches the newfie's attention and to keep# M. g; a( W$ l) |8 U$ J( A' T+ h
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. % g, H. p8 W' r g1 I
5 w6 P; F4 r7 KThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
8 {% ~! s0 S0 J. V5 o5 N' ]" Vthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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3 L- y! H- f( ?The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his" F) d% b: Z$ \2 D, B
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.* F6 m7 J3 l" j0 T
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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9 W+ J# E6 x. f: h( h. c' |' @The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all4 A" W. e& Y, M6 N6 |% M# G
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all9 c) T( U( G& Z
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
: X6 h# D7 c/ q/ j" Hof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and) K' G* p$ c0 b7 f* ~: {5 G
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right' |5 o# u. [( r H7 J3 r
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He% L" ?% V$ T( `5 |- e- W" E
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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2 r8 b2 K$ P/ G- C l9 ['Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
+ V# U! i2 g6 |" [( I6 R7 n6 a. fcomes down with four?' % U7 G& @# l* F5 e" Y4 Q
7 S- S. N1 S, c" h, {. P% e$ dThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5* R! A- y7 Q0 j7 |1 A
and goes back to sleep.
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