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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
5 S3 k5 _# C2 |/ K1 M/ C! Nthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
5 N: D) L, G/ D6 O2 C/ e2 b9 r he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
( J$ O0 Z/ A; I( p! S1 s lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
5 U/ f9 k" }; @6 S* yask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
i% a1 z. g; f! Q/ j' B* r# yyou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I* W/ @* |: m2 U0 ?
will pay you $500.
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2 l. e& N* x# @6 C, h This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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2 o" r! c5 f) v G; u: BThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's! w9 D) a2 p$ @8 M
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' 7 R6 l9 N" L; V. Q' N
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
3 b* }. M0 p: W Ppocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the1 I! F' j6 `2 ?6 A
lawyer.
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, S2 f( v# v7 p6 K0 SNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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# i4 i6 ?$ _4 M# OHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
! @" P% X6 b( X% ythree legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all$ p$ S f9 T D1 y# N
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all/ S: k4 s/ U1 l' l9 U: r; K* S
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour" D; A* _/ k! h4 l& V# F) V
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and$ x3 N( [! A. k, d1 J# E1 B
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right c: N( \" ~; o6 @. w- D
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
7 @7 {, g$ E% t* ^* ^$ [5 x8 Gwakes the newfie up and asks,
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% q: P- l0 h0 O$ L'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and3 y, d/ r! |6 m, L) U# l
comes down with four?' " ` I0 J0 F2 c1 W& c4 \
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5/ @/ O d7 k3 K% w! }, O
and goes back to sleep.
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