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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+ m* i% l6 t! \" t* L
the newfie would like to play a fun game. , e6 T' o) s2 Y. R& c- p
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
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lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I) A% \. L1 L8 b* z
ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
7 Q; [# I0 f4 u' Fyou pay me only $5.
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
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" R% b2 b, s& A This catches the newfie's attention and to keep
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: k: ?% J3 N( L/ R( BThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
6 e( r' V; l1 o+ Vthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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h# I/ S) J3 IThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his
( S* b4 |3 g5 b5 Opocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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$ d( J5 d4 j+ H0 sNow, it's the newfie's turn.
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" p5 {6 w5 Z9 y4 ^He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with9 u' J' b1 L7 x* |
three legs, and comes down with four?'
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The lawyer uses his laptop and searches all" o# ~1 J( o& U0 k) b* g
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all7 w6 B8 \7 i0 w
the smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
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hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right" K6 E3 B! N* [6 }. v$ W6 \
back to sleep.
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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; y& B4 r! H0 m; C7 N4 U3 ^
comes down with four?' 4 T' X; a1 R7 J) O/ r* ]- [
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5# G \6 S3 _1 H$ l% {
and goes back to sleep.3 P' e! {" A. R. P
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