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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
8 a2 E% q4 y- Othe newfie would like to play a fun game. & B* Z5 H: ~0 B, _
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he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The0 G% C& u7 A9 s
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I; ?1 E% p: d$ E& F
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,% M: M% D- ?3 [ O; I5 f& R. g
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I( J% b' l# L7 N7 u9 \+ C5 }
will pay you $500.
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the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's7 K# ~& ^5 B: l8 q9 G0 y& g
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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( \# ]. |1 I8 G8 l0 |' k% RThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his& |6 y; {6 B$ @0 L) M; U
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with9 W& l+ F' A" m3 A! x" J
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all+ X; W2 p! I9 Y0 o
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all: | t# @; g9 D- T9 J; j9 ~
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
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hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5! m$ U% S2 g: D
and goes back to sleep.
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