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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
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: h1 n+ D; F2 [ The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so1 g. x V3 m+ l4 T: O) |3 E
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The! T/ c$ D0 l8 ^, t# l8 Y
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
# X9 X5 H: @) j6 Aask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
5 O3 c7 r0 M. f" `0 E6 G0 i* t0 Eyou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep( r4 p! y. D) V. R( t
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's. `2 Y8 Q; \: Z0 @" _. i
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' & k B7 C- _+ r
; Z' N6 R3 u ]: E+ @The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his, i' m2 ?- a4 f' J1 A0 Z! \, ~
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the- a( _3 Z6 t' w" ]7 k( n4 X) N
lawyer. 8 r9 _& O3 R2 F5 m d! m( V) _+ a
3 W1 w7 l, S( _$ t T3 L4 c! P a9 cNow, it's the newfie's turn.5 z' z# K: j- B, |
- N, O! B4 {: [+ }He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all% o3 l ? Y2 Z9 e
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all0 |( r `) Q1 `
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
+ S. i" |0 n) hof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and+ a" _# }: q5 a+ U0 y* z9 y0 A2 z
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right7 d$ ]7 g& ~0 Z+ U- f; ^
back to sleep.
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( z: G! Z" R9 k$ Q* r. R& E: KThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He4 d) l5 z# t" f% q7 `% d
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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[& ?# [* ]8 T' q'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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! B- M) @* z/ f$ }7 N# X, ?7 _The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5& ^3 W2 H, Z- h* z
and goes back to sleep.
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