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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a" `5 G4 `" P. f, a( x* [' H
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb
$ b4 B! F9 E( Xthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if' I4 Y0 k6 X3 J- w8 E
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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7 n6 S" P/ b6 W" Z The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so" `5 w# P3 X0 v) M; |+ l# q* U
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The9 U$ x. e8 ~) L4 ?$ ^& D
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
8 W H: ]% C0 W) ~5 `# D1 _ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,/ f5 P% I) f2 O/ y
you pay me only $5.
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3 M2 E. t ~9 E4 l+ O* e/ V$ u You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I! B( ^/ R1 C9 l5 G& I4 D c$ e
will pay you $500.
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0 l# l* V& Q/ X4 K This catches the newfie's attention and to keep6 W! k& |- I- A x
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 3 G4 m9 n/ I5 K/ w+ m! s3 H# [6 V$ s9 K$ G
, }) P& ?- O9 f5 UThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's: d" i D, t$ l5 D* V3 v
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 4 ~- Z+ \. v6 i
9 `4 K9 L) I7 a6 m# ?The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his9 L' H& ?% h7 h; T, W2 p3 P
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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) F# @; e! H6 r. W8 G1 [% rNow, it's the newfie's turn.; {- P- L" I9 ~2 E
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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
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the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour* M5 i$ q# X) d
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and$ e& x9 T) u( |! g3 o6 H( @0 [( |
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
6 I9 t' H6 b% h' O7 Oback to sleep.
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) a3 Z' }! J+ I- E2 t5 f! A+ SThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
% N3 W" w' r0 n. l$ H3 @wakes the newfie up and asks,
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* P) M) _' x& i% q- H'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and0 }- @! s6 {6 p& A8 k
comes down with four?' 5 `* c% Y- Q; a" ?2 s8 Y
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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