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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
0 f9 z- }: g* v' h- Ythe newfie would like to play a fun game. + C& A( x2 T7 B) Q' z
6 \, _+ W* Q7 S) U2 T5 ~: K: {4 M The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so: j) G1 r9 p2 R2 K' F" {
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The; M# S$ p% H/ Z
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
4 S: s* j" X4 l& f, sask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
. X& n1 ^+ O/ A2 b) A% W1 J% F0 J* z& ryou pay me only $5. * s+ {: j: \% p# I x& h# b' j: B
6 k8 w/ s& ]4 M R3 J1 ~ You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep1 {9 e( O8 s, L6 w# m6 m
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ( ]+ i9 `/ p* k7 w |
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The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
3 {5 v! }7 l; ]the distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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The newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
& O; W1 {1 _6 }2 n1 J/ q# Mpocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the1 }8 V# A0 Y, Y z$ q d
lawyer.
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% X1 \# s2 b6 _' j- E5 \" ENow, it's the newfie's turn.& H& i( b3 z; b: X# i
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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 all6 E; k4 [% E/ P: J" Z
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all. W% U+ ~4 `. a0 ]+ n
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
" R* q* ~+ {1 I: Bof searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and
8 |9 |8 \6 k. m" P' n# u# K) C% [! Nhands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right5 f ]5 `' ~" {7 i( A: B
back to sleep. X7 S6 p& O, s4 Z. p
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
( {" l5 [1 ~, w4 B, 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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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5% M/ h" o# M1 N
and goes back to sleep.% _- n: c: Z" Q6 Q- H3 r( U# m/ J
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