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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 if9 u4 l6 {8 l& S5 ?. w% P
the newfie would like to play a fun game. C: B6 b' q' r2 B9 ^% m
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so7 e6 k u4 E' p6 m5 }8 h* z- k" e
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The. t: `" B- g; }9 N
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
, g- V I/ e0 m! I- o: e* a$ jask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
+ g4 d% ^ V; x5 lyou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's$ m- a- h& g) A7 }5 n4 g. \- X$ _
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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- z! _* @3 O2 E! T# RThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his" t. h4 `) V' H, h9 c
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.2 z j. v/ y) |# A1 ~, ~! D
* U+ F- e3 ?) }) A) S( FHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with; w+ T! L* E$ |; k& X
three legs, and comes down with four?' & G; m9 U" L6 R6 L* l. I# }
. @- Y; }: |$ W" E2 @ u1 xThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
' C4 _6 W9 v8 Jreferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all4 J: s; g- W- s- H5 n$ l: e
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour S5 l6 i' t& h. @5 P) U
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
7 D7 U5 K I+ x) Y! W) fhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
[# `9 ~! ~5 Z' L1 ?back to sleep.
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6 U" v2 e2 P" E* T+ vThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He+ t8 E, }) g: m7 ~- G; A; ~: G- c
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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4 N7 }+ a5 r/ ^7 U2 ?! e& i( _% m'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and7 K8 q$ ~; t/ ^2 o
comes down with four?' / ~5 M5 z" Z/ Z8 Q/ D, d: ]& [* t
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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