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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! B6 g% _* C* P c
the newfie would like to play a fun game.
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5 t5 I I, p5 J The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
* @0 C) }) y4 U he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The: w" N" b% z# p! o& e
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
* |$ k/ X; N6 |5 b* ~# E' K! E" k1 xask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,# H, V; f. \& i4 T' Y- Z
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's" K0 Q- J! f) u" d' u6 i
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?' * z/ A B! a1 y$ z+ c U8 O7 p q# v
# ? }6 j% R/ L& G, U+ J5 kThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his+ ^. Q2 D* L2 U8 q0 J% a4 B" C
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
7 x4 p0 f) L6 e) slawyer. / ?8 N1 d+ P B, M7 s F$ X
7 P8 S4 U2 l y' ^. I1 eNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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7 P( m% O& V' W0 [He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with, o6 z/ `, {. z9 M! ~
three legs, and comes down with four?' ( _9 b- D% c- [1 S( z
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
& T( q* L! I7 k& u+ [references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
/ y# L1 _) b* l. \3 E* o) gthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
$ r7 g; J9 P& z0 [of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
7 H& x" \ `$ Ohands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
& M' ^9 c% w: A$ `* q/ Qback to sleep. , L3 n3 m r$ E0 x
1 w6 N7 {9 E$ t6 h' ]& GThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He% u) u( ]2 V4 N; r
wakes the newfie up and asks, 3 _- g0 b' q7 W: C
^3 X% e. C* d'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and; Z6 F4 L" P9 d9 r# q/ \* S
comes down with four?'
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( M) H5 a9 y0 [ ]# OThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $56 \" E2 @3 l) A9 W: a8 D
and goes back to sleep.$ T N: Y' k+ O- s
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