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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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+ A6 Y: d+ f' fthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if0 E1 i. @8 b( V, C/ L
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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; T# b3 O: X% Q2 N, K The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so2 B1 C2 Y9 _2 o2 V
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
2 ?! }8 q6 v9 L5 a/ B5 w3 d& w lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
+ q. w9 M; \( S9 K2 M+ o% o8 l b$ Wask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
* Y9 y, X% _+ H3 G. S$ c- Xyou pay me only $5. ' K2 ~2 U' n% |1 t* I+ L
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I2 p. ^8 k% `0 D A5 m0 j
will pay you $500. 6 p+ I) q' m- m: b3 s. W
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
& W8 u( J+ E8 K9 T( { L- E+ C! Jthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 2 V8 M! p6 J- v/ p; F6 n5 J
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his- h6 i( C/ G1 V+ U' k/ s
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the4 r A8 i0 Q. s/ y1 _3 r$ G9 @
lawyer. 4 \8 s! l; Q9 K8 j' ?4 O, s& x
: u+ Y5 h, [% K9 v( CNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with: t3 T3 @$ P& b' X; F+ Z
three legs, and comes down with four?' / E, ?3 T/ K4 |& B4 R/ ^
* r$ a0 x3 w6 n+ c, n! \3 VThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
" O' a% j) ~9 ~ P) y* B0 zreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
2 m2 y* h) ~3 X. ]# |the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour9 @! Z: i1 [7 ~5 W
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
; r2 j* I! u D9 m0 L, f" Qhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right& j @8 s/ a8 a9 g
back to sleep. ( v8 K2 e) P3 |) Y9 u) ^
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
& x R+ q( p- s0 z8 z* rwakes the newfie up and asks, / f7 R& P3 g6 c" c8 ]2 j
3 z/ `" [% m9 ?1 T- c# g'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
" t3 H& E: m; {' A$ {6 _- i! J+ [comes down with four?'
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6 Q" l* z9 ~" ]The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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