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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a+ z2 i' U( z7 A
long flight. The lawyer is thinking that newfies are so dumb, ^" ~0 d$ I I# M
that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if" V$ @5 Z1 c6 I' U. V' _
the newfie would like to play a fun game. ' C. p4 C( w0 |3 X( O7 J$ f- s, y2 q
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so( g$ l8 ?" f6 K6 q: A8 Z
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The9 Y2 [# j4 V3 u
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I( s4 K. y; Y1 z! G( t6 O4 e
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,. Q1 d) Q& {' N* F; W
you pay me only $5.
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3 P7 r7 [6 F$ B) R You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I4 J& X7 a) k0 G
will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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/ f7 d" l7 L, s, j: w0 w+ T7 n1 {The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's! l3 R; n Q; d! b
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' ( E" d1 `/ I& H
7 R; G, l- |+ ^+ x+ NThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his! Z( r# {4 f( s* b0 A
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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) F2 Y$ g0 d2 zHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with3 D) `% {2 ]6 x) U8 S- A$ ~, L: F
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all5 U" V' ?2 U, N7 A5 A
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
/ L6 m) d7 m! mthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
" v4 w' @; z( J6 {* r1 zof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and+ @9 a( [/ N6 f) y3 x3 V$ ^& g+ u
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right7 T) Y6 K9 x" p6 S4 z* a
back to sleep. / k) i1 Z1 c) }: ?0 i5 r+ N- K6 G
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
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0 v# n/ |9 H6 u8 }$ _8 h: ~'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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1 \+ p! H- b: X7 OThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5$ `+ K5 T* A2 D }8 Q
and goes back to sleep.
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