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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! z! l* q( {& M' s6 h7 p% I j
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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/ \( |4 H; g3 @- L, Q# s q P) B* y The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so- q( T/ n1 d' Q. p
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The9 x% N0 k- `3 o, {! q# T+ P4 W5 {
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I8 _2 E! X( _( B: q& K0 N- u
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
$ ~# F5 m" C! Y% {8 E! lyou pay me only $5.
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! |, Q8 r* ?" f; x, ]" E You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I- d1 q, h& `; l N% Y9 ^( F
will pay you $500. ' n' d" J* y" \" J0 K: ^3 j
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's+ Z4 c, S- p% ]/ U6 @2 L
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
9 \+ e" r! d L5 h0 bpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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3 Y9 J% t4 }. }# Z j! |- rNow, it's the newfie's turn.& P% h; M8 c; r! Q D+ {
z& g7 |9 b3 iHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with% G0 ?- t4 V, M U
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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5 m, J" F* y- q8 OThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all; s7 q* o8 h* y) ^- p) {
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all; k: {6 _! i8 k3 [3 e' q2 y; a' G
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour5 M, T _+ @& W' B5 q
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and( ?* p1 r' ~, R& L! f+ [$ Z
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right( f; r" i8 r9 }
back to sleep. " Q. Q1 r" B$ V* F5 ^! ^
% E1 R6 A4 s, z6 }9 A6 t8 IThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He5 P1 Y5 j0 L; p7 O5 B$ m! ~
wakes the newfie up and asks, / M) M& D* ?" L- F q& w9 U
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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