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 A lawyer and a Newfie are sitting next to each other on a
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: d- p3 p4 v. qthat he could get over on them easy...So the lawyer asks if' J0 d/ j7 G4 B2 ?
the newfie would like to play a fun game. : O. b* y- V% ]: s8 H3 t
9 `+ ?& q+ K* G: i4 G- Z& y# j The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so ^- x3 E% x. {5 I1 c7 l6 U
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The# F. h+ c6 J1 P; @+ R: \; R! n- t; {
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I U$ V7 C: P/ U
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,& F: @* ?8 g1 Y0 g& b% M$ U/ X
you pay me only $5. $ B/ d. \ w- t
# `, K# a# o' N; n7 ~9 T You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
+ ]$ U) k ~1 p will pay you $500. : t$ Y- E( U3 o) 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
1 f" ]' A/ Y5 x% x( P: \- G7 Jthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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) r4 ^- [2 L* gThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
0 }2 j! N" h: y3 N9 O' f" S( L3 b, [pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the" _ y _1 N9 S; |: A
lawyer. 9 d4 ]- r, c, G; k
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Now, it's the newfie's turn.) F: M/ w+ @7 ^( S8 c5 f
6 `2 Q! v0 X$ n; X/ q" z& S# aHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with# W. C- l) @: \6 t+ s" q0 m2 D
three legs, and comes down with four?' , r* o' p5 n- d
& Z S4 t3 j) d1 ]7 ]The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
1 a* x6 p( I3 o" o: l5 g. d. x( Ureferences he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
/ @8 @7 g; J J8 F4 K2 s: Tthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour" `' E U- v0 `2 P0 S
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and+ a, m2 N$ e8 A" u6 C- e
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
. `1 y3 t# E0 y* z7 Cwakes the newfie up and asks,
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7 y& W4 ?! O' c( Z1 H'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5- R" z p; i! N/ k: F
and goes back to sleep., j: m! S" m: {- Q% i7 m2 H3 D
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