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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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0 ^2 r5 ^( u0 d" d* S0 U The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I$ v& b) _" i E; i7 w0 j; Z1 O& g: r/ d
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,# T+ S5 U' C; K$ q
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I& ~2 P# u Y x; j5 Q4 _5 i
will pay you $500. ; l3 i0 C3 `8 x9 Q; Z7 v/ J1 e3 m: g% `
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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! U% @7 Q+ n+ n; v# m, Q/ y
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' ! x7 I* O' J4 ^- h9 H8 B& @, R& I
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
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lawyer.
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with# T& P" |+ ^8 ^% z
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all* ]5 [' m1 i* q x3 w" a- J- `
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all- D6 N& l% o% o' O
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
9 T* _, T, m2 ?of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and3 t! f' p; B- m" }( X% A8 ?: R' N
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right8 |; z1 @0 Q! ?( S
back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He% k K% E2 o3 S
wakes the newfie up and asks, - n! Z( }$ y+ A6 g" G, N9 K6 v, ~
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and2 m& t$ O% I3 r: E
comes down with four?' : g( O" h! a( U' [9 p# w
1 Z5 P. M! o# K c0 n9 f2 n) s7 v8 \The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5( y2 m, {9 i: A- N' x
and goes back to sleep. n; U/ i% H" l$ B9 _7 [1 a
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