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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
) w' v6 M4 H6 Z' A" Mthe newfie would like to play a fun game. 6 U5 B# Z/ a( [9 p
7 ]8 K$ O, N1 x) | The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so! u7 W. I: ~1 m+ S% J; `
he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The9 a/ s7 w+ o" H' T/ e0 z$ T& C, z
lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
4 o2 @, q5 u9 W4 s/ e0 f' Zask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
4 ]* E, g$ h! @( R/ }' c! jyou pay me only $5. ) K+ z" w! O! G' s8 F! ~
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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This catches the newfie's attention and to keep9 ?+ i# j5 |3 h* S3 R- N+ P
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ) N M! K0 j# Q! N) z% Z
4 z" `' r) K+ ^$ ^( O! x% ?The lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
: ?0 ?) ]' E. Y2 ~$ `' P4 d. Dthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?' $ I2 f2 e! n; I4 U$ s/ l
' v+ R; C8 N7 B% P$ O! pThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
y) \9 f5 v# e. u6 H; Upocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the6 {( W6 P6 G0 E1 K: i8 e2 p1 {
lawyer. 2 S7 ]. K' q0 W4 @
* k# H; S8 L1 ^/ b y2 ~Now, it's the newfie's turn.$ T, X; y ^ B$ c8 K Q
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with
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' c: x( b5 V: R" u: z, OThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all f% g7 Q2 V3 _* D9 ]4 V3 u* ^ Q
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all" M/ I5 A! S7 P
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour0 n: J# {0 r$ n7 n J4 h
of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and/ M% M4 y! k( M/ ^0 m- v
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right6 [0 k& r% s/ V4 T0 b8 P8 y" u$ i
back to sleep. ' f& q* C9 L( l4 p) M# ?! F
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The lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
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'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
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3 \7 I% f8 j( A, z* g" rThe newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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