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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a% e% p: a0 P b4 u
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb2 L; z5 M7 u) d% ^3 J
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if0 N7 P; D8 _" M
the newfie would like to play a fun game. * J% m1 l6 p8 ^) t- E9 |7 I
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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0 N# {/ C& S& q8 Y& o- W: c6 m/ ~ lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I) V5 p( W% `+ U: u, n
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,; x: D$ L& E- X0 n1 ~
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's! N. k& g: n/ Z( C& _
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 0 R2 N* i6 o+ H; n
# E( c1 Z+ g4 TThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
% v+ ]) [ Y% ] ~, p9 E' _pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the! }+ D) ~) i& Z. R
lawyer.
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6 Y, l* t2 j6 L0 [7 yNow, it's the newfie's turn.; `$ w) c. O% b3 c3 q
% y0 K2 [- y4 v( ?( a6 L1 UHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with% ^6 o/ K1 ?- A
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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) k0 q1 r* j vThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all" U7 s7 m- _# W9 H
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all9 T. t( m: [ ]4 E0 _( D4 O
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour" t8 h X/ `/ B, A0 \3 i
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
: [+ _1 ?* N, d- p9 p: e. Xhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right4 ^3 O( q) O. Q& l
back to sleep. ! S) o, o" ~& o1 ~0 j+ j
1 z% r5 _' R# |The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
. E" c6 i s( Xwakes the newfie up and asks,
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6 {* a0 ?& h+ k7 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 $56 _& O+ j3 ?5 C/ E0 w/ J2 p8 |" ^
and goes back to sleep.$ _) w6 H9 d9 i; v. x+ C& m& R
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