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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
: x( u; ?: ]9 p$ Q# c; dthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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! ~% D1 q( u: X The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so5 Q# O' D- X1 ?' a1 z% C1 _
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
0 N3 u0 p1 i* b3 U( X lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I8 R6 ]4 t( q/ s1 w5 H: }4 f, ?& z0 M
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
( A* _( W; Q; _ `( tyou pay me only $5. $ k& F& ?5 t, v; }3 ]
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I, F( Z+ H2 T0 J# @$ h
will pay you $500. ) G4 c# z6 O2 S+ e3 f% x2 \. A
. g6 c# s6 j! E& n This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
/ ^$ N a7 M% X7 Ithe lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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1 A, ?8 `) j8 r, {# U! D, kThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's+ q4 c7 X: B t& j: Y8 `9 K
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
7 j/ T/ m! ~4 n H: ~pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the/ r. o% r- J+ n* X4 y h3 L2 ^' P
lawyer. + m* K' @1 Y, t( L# c- ?2 l# |
$ f4 Y, z' U! p# DNow, it's the newfie's turn.* ^' g j6 Z6 s1 d
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
9 v* {$ Y; }6 c3 S# B! Sthree legs, and comes down with four?'
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. o) a7 P, p# v! z( w# n) [The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
. @/ u' _/ L5 zreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all7 O. d I- e4 f7 y( S. D5 O
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
- i# B) ^9 a+ W0 r' u( zof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
. M( J4 p' w# e9 O; o; Q. ohands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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& s" l- B* H/ G3 eThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
7 m2 i6 m. h4 y; t f/ D G- awakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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3 L& w9 {7 o! b& ~The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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