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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) @# {/ p$ c8 N
the newfie would like to play a fun game. " a# @; E6 K* u
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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,! K# A3 R8 u4 s
you pay me only $5. % S- N' {) P% k$ D9 _- y
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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
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the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' $ l0 j0 s8 a1 ~% s) ^5 t
& q) Z6 @/ T2 e- L) f$ T* xThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his5 n# q' D2 G- r+ p9 d+ D; [1 Y0 s
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.6 W& a, w; T& c2 J* N, O" q
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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+ y& ?) L9 }6 M7 u; Q
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
- [" g. `+ m8 _4 `- Z- ahands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right5 o. u$ G6 u& e( f( E# K
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He2 ?$ y i6 p5 p* u4 |
wakes the newfie up and asks, 2 F$ |& ?* @5 F* t1 A7 y
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and' c8 _, @5 `1 f2 I* s8 @
comes down with four?' ?* l6 B5 O8 C6 a$ F$ C6 @
# o. E6 a! u4 I- mThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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