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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
{. T- ~! M$ Gthe newfie would like to play a fun game.
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The newfie is tired and just wants to take a nap, so
& c. \! y8 E) D# A& Z5 L+ a% @! [ he politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The
" K0 H5 Z, |& e1 q7 Q4 g7 [ lawyer persists, and says that the game is a lot of fun. I
/ B* i, {" B0 v( Oask you a question, and if you don't know the answer,
; {. _/ G5 B: b. b( M9 k/ Fyou pay me only $5. & f. F. \) ]/ ?; i5 t3 A$ e# `+ O
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You ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I
+ ?' Y% i& D, ~9 a will pay you $500.
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# Z* w0 X. n0 n1 x1 O8 ? m This catches the newfie's attention and to keep9 X( U" o0 w. N: J. [' _2 D
the lawyer quiet, he agrees to play the game. ; w, e# k' x8 u; ]- d& C, C
$ ]: [/ U, D E" x0 h4 M5 iThe lawyer asks the first question. 'What's
' z9 H- f1 C: C; {2 O2 s5 f9 V$ w8 Jthe distance from The Earth to the Moon?'
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# c9 b% T. F5 `/ \8 m. u( B/ BThe newfie doesn't say a word, reaches in his' o. r2 r" }' f( a
pocket pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the
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& x, l' Z, r: dNow, it's the newfie's turn.7 ]9 G- \" x* v' w% K# V& {$ G' y
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He asks the lawyer, 'What goes up a hill with. `1 C1 h. b) f4 ]# j+ ^. z
three legs, and comes down with four?' / J. @+ V/ Y9 G1 a( P
' N+ {* X1 B6 bThe lawyer uses his laptop and searches all- l V7 P0 _2 `$ R
references he could find on the Net. He sends e-mails to all
- y# i0 f i% Rthe smart friends he knows, all to no avail. After one hour
2 @+ m2 ~" I& ^, \of searching he finally gives up. He wakes up the newfie and( U# P+ R4 w3 i( j& t% _- i
hands him $500. The newfie pockets the $500 and goes right& f u; B; T4 _& x
back to sleep.
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+ x: E+ H2 I- s! d& pThe lawyer is going nuts not knowing the answer. He
$ L9 R5 c/ {# K' g" {, ~. cwakes the newfie up and asks, . s; b6 K& a1 D
$ n1 d# v; ]* e# S0 J- o: U& Z'Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and
8 o7 c5 J% W ~: t/ j l: _# Jcomes down with four?' + h) ~) t5 J1 F9 e
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The newfie reaches in his pocket, hands the lawyer $5
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