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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! ?6 L! `8 T" a+ y- ]
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* X! [* i$ a. r% w; r, ]
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The& x9 T* ^$ h) g+ b, M
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I3 O# y7 T1 Z2 K" H
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,5 j: J1 ?2 L& w! Z2 C
you pay me only $5.
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9 ?4 p* ^7 ?" p6 s( H$ m You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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7 F4 ~+ ^+ H1 c2 i: ?. M3 d+ S This catches the newfie's attention and to keep u, ~* P l7 [9 X4 l& _" V# F
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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: H% }9 }. L! OThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's6 s% c$ Y- F6 m& M; I% ?
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' + K/ j1 u' W) F, s! v4 F1 s4 Y
) q4 `' W2 }" iThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
4 J" C. }+ y/ z' Mpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the: v) |5 X8 @0 _2 d
lawyer.
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9 v n0 _- H2 ~5 D1 s" pNow, it's the newfie's turn.# l! R6 [% ^- P
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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& b: D4 T# [6 NThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
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r4 V4 h5 p" l, A+ Sthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
6 d- L$ V$ P) _6 U: vof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
; L# t' F- N4 O' ^) Whands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
Q7 B+ a' v# }8 ~wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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* l% s* V& h/ @5 z1 q7 GThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5. Q. ^7 M! i8 e" @, L' |8 m
and goes back to sleep.- B$ _) x {) W% E& o
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