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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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3 s- x: @, |' U' g" Mthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if
; s P/ }4 P4 i/ l; N3 z, X- |the newfie would like to play a fun game. # Y9 E A2 P% j8 w
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so) V- G) O2 W( {9 Q; \
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
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ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,5 n6 {. B4 r, x J- r% O
you pay me only $5. ) r& }2 [" D% w$ y) P
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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 keep8 o, p k1 ~% W+ v) [
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. % a* S' J/ X9 f
/ T7 i1 m3 ?" |6 lThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's$ q! W5 ~4 F* d3 ^, F# T
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' , {8 C# o( }) S
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his- n0 p1 E- j v2 F. ` Y# H; V
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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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
% P7 H- K$ R# F2 ireferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
& p( s3 o7 b, N: O t( M, Ythe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
+ q9 V+ p8 {6 e$ \2 t# T, Pof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
1 r, q% q, z1 a! xhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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0 n. I+ t* r2 Y7 T4 {4 e' E- |The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
* F1 u" ^8 ^4 o8 R) \: ~# hwakes the newfie up and asks,
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6 g( K- p$ o* [ |0 }'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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$ U, ^- p# A$ iThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5+ _0 ~6 {" e2 N( q/ t, r1 R+ n
and goes back to sleep.
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