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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
, ~5 E- f" A5 r1 bthe newfie would like to play a fun game. ) Z. @, O* \1 C, C5 q9 Z; h& P
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
$ m* w, P7 c6 I" L0 |ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,& a" }* N N0 e- p2 z
you pay me only $5. 3 G" X+ Y8 Q" e. R2 Y7 E
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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8 N+ M/ {+ C/ `+ O+ D3 | This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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; k- W8 X3 ]* I* JThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's! r/ p/ l( {$ y6 p& k
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' # l- n/ ]1 }% G
- O# z* P' @, n! _+ k4 p' TThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his9 @! r' i2 }# U, ^8 D5 \9 Z
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the A9 }4 D$ W% i; e. M& ]0 J' \
lawyer. ; J. q1 V6 @' v! [+ B6 p9 Q W) R& U
& W: s: ^5 n$ {" P, WNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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+ U9 g) ?& ], |, Q0 [" ^& j% `1 h! zHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with3 {' F/ \/ W; X5 \9 H. ]
three legs, and comes down with four?' $ h9 h" g' W3 M& w' l( d9 k' D3 _
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all0 @- V [' n& E# u- F% W, L8 Z
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
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of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and& j5 b, d7 w0 o( B8 d; c( ~
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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3 g6 W1 O1 J% H. Q9 h9 aThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
/ D% o8 M- |7 x: `# Y Cwakes the newfie up and asks, ' j* N* ?: z' c* A
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and' `2 g, E. p) j/ Z
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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