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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+ J& ]1 C6 s c: z5 `
the newfie would like to play a fun game. ( n9 ]7 V! s! s/ G$ {1 v
& U' l9 U4 J% _( l9 I: S% r1 V The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
: q1 i, a& J4 p9 S he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
, r& l( m$ \; Z# D0 L lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I. o' j' q: j# F( O9 [
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,- v8 w w6 [7 X: u: N$ Z
you pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep# Z, f, T, y- P# C9 v
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. 4 A$ l5 y9 v0 ~9 A4 T$ B& k0 K4 w" g
4 p3 @- f" p& X. z% RThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
* @. E4 A5 h: E; Othe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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& g$ F+ @6 j3 M7 Z, ZThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
! @" |3 q: j }' S% O2 [* Tpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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; V) |5 l+ ]" P/ Q8 a, g0 `. W1 YNow, it's the newfie's turn.5 S% ~7 P+ ^. e6 Y% i6 [! r
: C" L7 ?9 F4 S) R# e# y4 IHe asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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* k2 L2 s/ b+ C9 ?. [The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all
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the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour! u; L* Z8 s) \$ q( U) M
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and) `$ P3 V: c6 M) J
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right
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" O8 b; `/ z# `# y% e7 J, c2 B' E* EThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He0 b5 e J2 ]- o1 g
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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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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