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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. e/ U" s; a7 M& ?; W
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so8 T: g, z! h4 x
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
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2 k: j. S1 d! I- y dask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
/ n0 j+ Q0 Y0 o* F1 U# Dyou pay me only $5. 3 s! Q H' B7 Y: z4 _6 l/ X8 a a
7 M* j* ?6 S' N: y |0 S2 v3 ] You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
; j- R2 q8 N( D+ @( q# x; q L" j: r will pay you $500. 2 h7 C- V m2 l9 q
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
' e7 ]. f4 n: Y, \% ithe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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; ^4 G* F$ x) T- H7 G" lThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
# i$ q% F' U5 v: x r. Jthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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6 v9 C5 \& `5 ~0 K5 F; k9 G" ^The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
! E [' P/ j) V8 u% A# d$ ppocket 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
7 }8 x1 ]8 k) Y! N m$ o' _three legs, and comes down with four?'
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$ s5 v; A% Y7 G" i7 `0 I! O1 _6 `The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
5 C% c3 y4 b# z) O3 x: Areferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all- [3 V' Y9 t$ v7 ?; e, ~0 d
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
- w1 V. m0 X% v O# r9 w* ]of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
/ P+ h& [9 m4 Z! {. Ahands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right& \$ e+ \. V. n; T
back to sleep.
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r: U5 C# q% N0 M2 h4 x1 `The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He5 r1 s* i1 @2 {, K7 S) {
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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E7 D5 B0 G) A) u2 F- t5 Q'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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) c+ _1 s1 S5 L* t- X, wThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5. B; {/ ~$ Y% S, x' L( L% l* T# [% \
and goes back to sleep.
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