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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
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so# ?" T2 B$ i ]" z* q2 L
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The1 U4 L5 r! u3 l; Z
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I4 L8 J9 d8 D0 q1 I
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
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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% d( a/ X/ V2 i" I+ U/ E. H4 T
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. $ f- {6 p9 C4 d2 U% I* S
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's0 Y8 \5 K: c* X# t/ n$ Y
the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his; | b! V) {8 i, u: _! s7 w
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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* ?# T, V/ O" {( A4 @Now, it's the newfie's turn. R1 P; n( E7 T" A$ R/ f# U
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all* o/ D; C" g3 x: w5 n* n* c
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all% l. I) v/ b* ]* D1 q1 q, h
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour l- E& e1 T! O3 K8 m3 r
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
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back to sleep.
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He) ?, p- _4 D. y- Y
wakes the newfie up and asks,
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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( B! f, D) |0 K1 G( W7 r1 vThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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