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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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that he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
9 y0 J! n: O; o5 q" ^ Uthe newfie would like to play a fun game. # i& j; h; J& \& J' ]5 g% J# I2 c
# h( t3 F% M5 G+ c9 ?) i The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so3 [$ }! g! n2 ?) u9 t
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
/ |) W0 g8 E6 I9 w# O& D) H& O3 N* p lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
+ v% ~! Q( C" ~; A3 c! Xask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
e- K3 M! D; M W# pyou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep, ^( K1 \2 {$ g6 j
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's$ H, x2 P, s$ K- {7 _$ Y/ |! W
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 1 j; { I9 S- d- l* N/ c7 A
3 t! s# y- A* D2 b- X. N/ EThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his3 \1 I5 C$ W8 `) L3 o' Q
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.( P; k+ k; O' c
* L" j) ?; ]+ _+ R5 B: m& qHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
/ b6 G4 _6 {6 N% a8 n: `three legs, and comes down with four?'
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7 _5 T1 i* C/ {' \+ b& s6 [& x$ a" {The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
" G% L# i. s/ E' P; `references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all. L2 T. k" R% P; l+ U: l. \& g
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour' M0 i1 s" b! a7 y
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
( c3 w0 f% i) A7 whands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
6 g g6 T* n4 |2 W: {" B6 Iback to sleep.
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$ C& }: K+ B/ k( _The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He! `8 n0 D m3 t1 l, n& n
wakes the newfie up and asks, 1 v* A+ z9 @: Q+ _7 l. y. c. k
& @: F4 v2 Z5 T; W( b; Y9 f7 Q'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and$ b( P, {) y& h2 l0 d
comes down with four?' : Y' O# B3 t7 B2 l( Y
" j/ Q4 O8 x* R3 vThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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