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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 if9 Z/ G0 W4 T8 M4 ?- G- K! I
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so" k2 |! K' @/ v6 s
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The$ f/ i; s* `, q, j
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
" B7 {" `& U! R# [- O: E2 S! iask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,# q P# C3 L+ N7 g2 p# Y" C. s0 A
you pay me only $5. % |. Q5 v0 R* {/ U% `4 H
6 j0 e) h w1 b1 r4 O You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
8 ]# V$ |8 Q$ n- l will pay you $500.
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's2 s3 O5 @+ l' {% w+ {# c+ [" J
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his3 S0 `6 o, j" i6 J8 g, ]" @: @
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the0 s2 b- Q& P/ G& ^' R+ y3 M
lawyer. 1 L' Z+ ~8 D4 d* [# z" H! g
# F/ J0 e9 b( H3 z5 _1 a' aNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with% {" {6 |" Z$ _
three legs, and comes down with four?' # M. t9 Y! R1 n! W5 P T* m+ B
) ~( o1 z4 ], X4 t) TThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all+ P$ e! T& r6 }7 o* R7 r5 T
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all1 w+ ^6 w! |) n: I
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour' s7 I5 l4 \ r+ M' a
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
$ c9 `) @ o" N) rhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right" t' K0 A6 i# ]- i/ [1 K
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He9 P+ p( L5 z0 F/ v; p
wakes the newfie up and asks, ' _ ?! M# k6 z, J& J
g) d1 o1 _. K% P, Y4 S( b( Q2 f'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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2 s; v- }! K) E! O# R8 G6 F ~The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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