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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
& T% k/ m5 [% \/ L! ~& othe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
+ { {& `! ]5 l8 Q' Z he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The, |! K$ H% Y1 J- X( I- g
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
! ?5 d1 h" e3 Xask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
8 j; H) T4 @ z z- d5 }# Xyou pay me only $5.
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& S, Q$ H8 P, k You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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, F3 K3 a0 a# _# J/ l4 y! j3 `8 j This catches the newfie's attention and to keep P2 A+ S [* ~8 s; A0 x, M# q
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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; x) V# p% \. J; `+ ]The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's; T3 t+ v; [5 r5 s" `+ X1 X" A+ a0 J
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 8 g8 @4 m! G; ], r$ Y
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
+ \7 U# U; L5 [4 t+ E! \pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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( v0 U8 ]( \; C0 I+ W, d' ?8 PNow, it's the newfie's turn. t U/ ]/ a2 k1 ?- ~2 ?0 r
. A1 Q( I8 h9 xHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all- n# E: }0 ~) ]. h
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all6 \0 k! J0 A5 i t: _: q+ J
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
+ x3 p& |1 |7 h$ g2 Uof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
9 s1 n, d1 j3 i0 o5 f5 T3 c2 c* ohands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right+ U8 E4 h, w3 v) B* b
back to sleep. $ h0 M! h$ `, T: E/ [
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He7 F, i8 W) `" i+ \# V
wakes the newfie up and asks, K$ W; R* e( C
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and' O2 c& a" p9 M; p
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5& O: t9 V p) a! ` L) i
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