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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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6 z- U9 z7 X0 [# dthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if+ \+ B3 r% p* E" a/ Z
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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! n6 {& `2 I) R4 _0 ^3 | The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so C0 Q+ G$ Q. j6 O: s
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
' Z' ` _: r5 u0 k$ Z* B0 i9 N( k lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I! l% J3 G5 @! ~7 E
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer, Q6 I+ `4 r/ u$ N8 _
you pay me only $5. ; H8 O7 ]' _" m h
/ s, Z9 M2 m: M# Y You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I! L) q4 C# l. J. Q* [! ~% w
will pay you $500. - i3 P3 @, y, a; H
! g' }* w2 q1 {( D This catches the newfie's attention and to keep# g0 o3 }0 y% ^! }
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's6 R. }0 |; B6 \ x% C. V# ?2 @0 j3 k
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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3 O: B6 Q: z; x s( d6 _The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his# q9 i" B; P% A( k7 `% @' X8 O
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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! e; C3 [2 V% @- dNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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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" H% h) N0 T) U9 A* }% |
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
4 u) ^0 n6 a) _the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
6 V8 J& V, i7 v' p5 f. N# U* a! Xof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and' ?% P% H% Z7 l: Q% C" T
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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# E" F9 T/ T4 A& \2 \The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
" m5 ?1 d4 i1 S9 M. g5 C `( J1 l. Rwakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and: h6 H& }# M+ k- D9 Z: d5 V, z1 S) a
comes down with four?'
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5# l- Y# P$ R" a# W2 a
and goes back to sleep.
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