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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 if4 |. C8 E1 y6 l" k1 r
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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7 Y$ Z7 C0 N8 S The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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7 c$ P- s$ u% s& W lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
; q6 m3 r8 i5 W+ S* m; ~ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,8 r' c! H5 n0 Z* T. z6 F B
you pay me only $5. ' Q) O( \. j2 H4 z3 ^& }) O
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep/ R4 Q7 _. m4 f' y3 ]% b
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game.
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- X5 Z) W; u, ?$ R1 J# w! }The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's; o v' _7 n0 o3 U+ y5 [
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his/ d9 ~* K, U2 A+ H1 d
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.
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7 f/ y' L0 L' o9 V% ]" X( tHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with; Y" W/ f( b0 Y8 e
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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5 N, A. i% E; p/ W) Q1 e2 \The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all+ i4 V! } M8 n' Y/ C( t
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all6 t; I1 N; `* I, i9 R
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
: R9 A6 T6 j! Q/ b% |of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
% v2 u; ?( ?( S2 | M0 T4 `hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right. \$ q0 @2 t) _$ V& _3 b6 v
back to sleep. $ B) I9 p7 T1 P' O, z
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
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( d6 F8 n. p1 B5 o7 u. t- @+ B'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and1 d. K# H8 K/ l4 J% k
comes down with four?' . a6 P0 r7 t" O! [
}. m- O2 [/ K, V6 S7 _, ~, uThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $53 X$ e4 P. h. A* ] [
and goes back to sleep.
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