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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
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
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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( M& Y/ [+ r( l9 U
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. : a5 E. U# ` x6 W
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's$ C/ x! T+ O$ {$ I& r
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
3 Y$ g$ o; U0 }pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
8 C3 h3 v: z2 x& ~% ^4 i6 d elawyer. 4 [$ b6 n- _' @1 N' y
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.+ J4 c4 Q# G" I' j* O' E
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all: @' _% W& m' @$ P) e
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
% g9 b: K6 z9 R1 k hthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
7 U2 o8 z5 ?( d! R2 c0 @of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and: p! ^( b5 ?; i. d7 ?2 R
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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+ e: G' e( A9 B6 X( Z/ P' S7 sThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He/ c: F! c# }4 a b1 } P2 p
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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; R% L: S& J4 O/ uThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $55 d- L' T8 u7 _) h/ c
and goes back to sleep.! _2 J( ^' ~3 U/ l3 ?- U
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